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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 Greenspring Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenspring Hill 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 Greenspring Hill:
    • 39.622874, -77.963610
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Greenspring Hill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenspring Hill ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pool
    • Big Pool is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pool <2>
  • Big Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Big Spring is located in Washington County
  • Cherry Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Clear Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ernstville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernstville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
    • Ernstville is located in Washington County
  • Four Locks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
    • Four Locks is located in Washington County
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Green Spring Furnace
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
    • Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Washington County
  • Little Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
    • Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Mountain Vistas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Vistas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vistas
    • Mountain Vistas is located in Washington County
  • Runners Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runners Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runners Ferry
    • Runners Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Two Locks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Locks
    • Two Locks is located in Washington County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Greenspring Hill and extending to:

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Greenspring Hill to Hagerstown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 90 miles [144.8 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 70 miles [112.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenspring Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Greenspring Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenspring Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6229, Longitude: -77.9636       In this case, the coordinates for Greenspring Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Greenspring Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.396 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.126 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.831 degrees.









 

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