Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Amcelle

• 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 Amcelle:
  • 39.607866, -78.815298
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Amcelle

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Since Amcelle is near Mineral County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County

• 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Amcelle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amcelle ...

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.

• Bowling Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bowling Green is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Brady
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Brady is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
• Cedar Cliff
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
• Frost ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frost is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Homewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Homewood is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Horseshoe Curve
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Horseshoe Curve is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Curve
• Knobmount
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Knobmount is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobmount
• Locust Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Locust Grove is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Lucas Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lucas Heights is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Heights
• Mexico
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mexico is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
• Narrows Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Narrows Park is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Park
• Red Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Shanty Town ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
  • Short Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
  • Sixmile House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sixmile House is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile House
  • Triple Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Triple Lakes is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes

How Far From Amcelle 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 community such as Amcelle to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Amcelle and extending to:

• Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Amcelle to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'