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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 Breathedsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breathedsville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Breathedsville:
- 39.544048, -77.718305
- 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 Breathedsville
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Breathedsville is near Frederick County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Breathedsville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Breathedsville ...
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.
- Appletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Appletown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appletown
- Beaver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Dogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Downsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Fairplay
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairplay Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairplay Farms is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Farms
- Friendship Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Park
- Funkstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greystone Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greystone Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Hills
- Halfway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Londontowne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Londontowne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
- Mapleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mapleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mousetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetown
- Porterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Porterstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
How Far From Breathedsville 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 Breathedsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Breathedsville and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Breathedsville to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>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 57 miles [91.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Breathedsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Breathedsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Breathedsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5440, Longitude: -77.7183 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.254 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.952 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.755 degrees. |
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