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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Williamsport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamsport and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Williamsport:
    • 39.597576, -77.817575
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Williamsport
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Williamsport ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Williamsport.

Within Maryland, the name Williamsport is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Warren County
      • This Williamsport is located in Warren County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Williamsport.
    • Kansas
      • Pratt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Williamsport [Pratt County].
      • Shawnee County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Shawnee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Williamsport.
    • Kentucky
      • Johnson County
      • This Williamsport is located in Johnson County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Williamsport.
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Williamsport.
    • Michigan
      • Manistee County
      • This Williamsport is located in Manistee County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Williamsport.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Williamsport lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
    • North Dakota
      • Emmons County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Williamsport [Emmons County].
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Williamsport is located in Columbiana County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Williamsport.
      • Morrow County
      • This Williamsport is located in Morrow County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the west northwest of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Williamsport.
      • Pickaway County
      • This Williamsport is located in Pickaway County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the west of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Williamsport.
      • Stark County
      • This Williamsport is located in Stark County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the west northwest of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Williamsport.
    • Ontario
      • This Williamsport lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the north of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • This Williamsport is located in Lycoming County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Williamsport.
      • Northampton County
      • This Williamsport is located in Northampton County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east northeast of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Williamsport.
    • Tennessee
      • Maury County
      • This Williamsport is located in Maury County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Williamsport.
    • West Virginia
      • Grant County
      • This Williamsport is located in Grant County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsport that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Williamsport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsport ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Washington County
  • Cedar Lawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
    • Cedar Lawn is located in Washington County
  • Downsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Downsville is located in Washington County
  • Fairplay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
    • Fairplay is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <5>
  • Fairplay Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Farms
    • Fairplay Farms is located in Washington County
  • Falling Waters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Falling Waters Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Waters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Ferry
    • Falling Waters Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Friendship Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Park
    • Friendship Park is located in Washington County
  • Funkstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Green Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Washington County
  • Greenberry Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenberry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry Hills
    • Greenberry Hills is located in Washington County
  • Halfway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halfway is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Lemons Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Ferry
      • Lemons Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Lights Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lights Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
      • Lights Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
    • Martins Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
      • Martins Crossroads is located in Washington County
    • Shady Bower
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Bower have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bower
      • Shady Bower is located in Washington County
    • Two Locks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Locks
      • Two Locks is located in Washington County

How Far From Williamsport to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Williamsport to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williamsport and extending to:

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Williamsport to Annapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Williamsport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamsport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williamsport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5976, Longitude: -77.8176       In this case, the coordinates for Williamsport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Williamsport could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Williamsport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Williamsport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.31 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.024 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.778 degrees.




 

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