Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Borden Shaft:
  • 39.627214, -78.936777
  • 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 Borden Shaft

• 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 Borden Shaft is near Garrett County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Borden Shaft

Curious and Interesting Names Near Borden Shaft ...

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.

• Frostburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frostburg
  • From Borden Shaft to Frostburg
• Grahamtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Grahamtown is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamtown
• Horseshoe Curve
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Horseshoe Curve is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Curve
• Mount Savage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Savage is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Savage <1>
• National
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • National is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
• Ocean
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ocean is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ocean
  • From Borden Shaft to Ocean
• Red Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Hill is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sixmile House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sixmile House is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile House
• Slabtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Slabtown is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Triple Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Triple Lakes is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes

How Far From Borden Shaft 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 Borden Shaft to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Borden Shaft and extending to:

• Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Borden Shaft to Cumberland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'