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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 Grantsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grantsville 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 Grantsville:
- 39.697856, -79.155776
- 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 Grantsville
- 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 Garrett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Since Grantsville is near Somerset County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Grantsville
Communities Also Named Grantsville ...
We found five communities that are also named Grantsville.
Within Maryland, the name Grantsville is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Noxubee County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Grantsville [Noxubee County].
- Missouri
- Linn County
- This Grantsville is located in Linn County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<2> to the west of the Grantsville that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Grantsville.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Grantsville [Nye County].
- Utah
- Tooele County
- This Grantsville is located in Tooele County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Grantsville that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Grantsville.
- West Virginia
- Calhoun County
- This Grantsville is located in Calhoun County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Grantsville that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Grantsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantsville ...
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.
- Coal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foxtown is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Hi-Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hi-Point is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Point
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Jennings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- New Germany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Germany is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Savage is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Springs is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
How Far From Grantsville 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 town such as Grantsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grantsville and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grantsville to Oakland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grantsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Grantsville) 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 Grantsville 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 Grantsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6979, Longitude: -79.1558 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.111 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.949 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.323 degrees. |
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