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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 Cavetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cavetown 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 Cavetown:
- 39.644222, -77.585878
- 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 Cavetown
- 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 Cavetown is near Frederick County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Cavetown
Communities Also Named Cavetown ...
We found two communities that are also named Cavetown.
Within Maryland, the name Cavetown is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Lewis and Clark County
- This Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cavetown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Cavetown.
- Virginia
- Page County
- This Cavetown is located in Page County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cavetown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Cavetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cavetown ...
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.
- Bagtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bagtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagtown
- Chewsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Crest Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crest Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Valley
- Foxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foxville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Greenvale Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Havenwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Havenwood Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood Hills
- Holiday Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holiday Farms is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Farms
- Jugtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jugtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Pondsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sycamore Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
How Far From Cavetown 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 Cavetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cavetown and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Cavetown to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>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 59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cavetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cavetown 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 Cavetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6442, Longitude: -77.5859 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.168 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.87 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.66 degrees. |
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