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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 Gapland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gapland 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 Gapland:
- 39.401900, -77.660248
- 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 Gapland
- 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 Gapland is near Frederick County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Gapland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gapland ...
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 north)
- Appletown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appletown
- Chestnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Corner House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corner House is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner House
- Flickersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flickersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickersville
- Horse Shoe Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Shoe Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Bend
- Lamb Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Knolls
- Lewis Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Park Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park Hall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hall
- Petersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Porterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Porterstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rice is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springvale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Valley Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Overlook
How Far From Gapland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gapland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gapland and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gapland to Hagerstown, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 69 miles [111 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gapland) 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 Gapland 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 Gapland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4019, Longitude: -77.6602 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.228 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.901 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.785 degrees. |
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