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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 Forsythe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forsythe 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 Forsythe:
    • 39.676484, -77.987778
    • 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 Forsythe
  • 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 Forsythe is near Franklin County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Forsythe

Communities Also Named Forsythe ...

We found three communities that are also named Forsythe.

Within Maryland, the name Forsythe is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Forsythe [Aroostook County].
    • Quebec
      • This Forsythe lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the north of the Forsythe that is located in Washington County.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Forsythe [Shelby County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forsythe ...

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.

  • Big Pool
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Big Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Spring is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Cherry Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
  • Clear Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ernstville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ernstville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
  • Four Locks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Locks is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
  • Green Spring Furnace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
  • Greenspring Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Indian Springs is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mountain Vistas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Vistas is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vistas
    • Park Head
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Park Head is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Head
    • Runners Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Runners Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runners Ferry
    • Shady Bower
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Shady Bower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bower
    • Sleepy Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
    • Two Locks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Two Locks is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Locks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forsythe and extending to:

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Forsythe to Hagerstown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 93 miles [149.7 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Forsythe could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forsythe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Forsythe 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 Forsythe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6765, Longitude: -77.9878       In this case, the coordinates for Forsythe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.407 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.147 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.821 degrees.