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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 Cearfoss, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cearfoss 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 Cearfoss:
    • 39.700928, -77.775550
    • 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 Cearfoss
  • 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 Cearfoss is near Franklin County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Cearfoss

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cearfoss ...

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.

  • Cedar Lawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Lawn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Countryside
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Countryside is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Fountain Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain Head is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
  • Gardenspot
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gardenspot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenspot
  • Gristmill Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gristmill Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Hill
  • Hunter Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
  • Long Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Long Meadow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
  • Martins Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Martins Crossroads is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
  • Mason and Dixon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mason and Dixon is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason and Dixon
  • Nova
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nova is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nova
  • Orchard Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Paramount
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Paramount is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
    • Rockdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rockdale is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Spring Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Terrace Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
    • Wood Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wood Point is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point

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

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

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Cearfoss 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cearfoss) 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 Cearfoss 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 Cearfoss. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7009, Longitude: -77.7755       In this case, the coordinates for Cearfoss have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.278 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.004 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.72 degrees.