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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 Antietam Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Antietam Station 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 Antietam Station:
    • 39.451766, -77.768883
    • 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 Antietam Station
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Antietam Station ...

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.

  • Chestnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Washington County
  • Dogtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Dogtown is located in Washington County
  • Fairplay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Fairplay Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Farms
    • Fairplay Farms is located in Washington County
  • Flickersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flickersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickersville
    • Flickersville is located in Washington County
  • Heatherfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
    • Heatherfield is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Horse Shoe Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Shoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Bend
    • Horse Shoe Bend is located in Washington County
  • Locust Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Washington County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Porterstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
    • Porterstown is located in Washington County
  • Red Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Washington County
  • Rose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Scrabble
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
      • Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
    • Shepherdstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
      • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <2>
    • Springvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
      • Springvale is located in Washington County
    • Swan Pond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
      • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)

How Far From Antietam Station to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Antietam Station and extending to:

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Antietam Station to Hagerstown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Antietam Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antietam Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4518, Longitude: -77.7689       In this case, the coordinates for Antietam Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Antietam Station to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.29 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.979 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.813 degrees.