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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 Hagerstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown:
    • 39.642034, -77.720254
    • 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 Hagerstown
  • 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 Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown

Communities Also Named Hagerstown ...

We found two communities that are also named Hagerstown.

Within Maryland, the name Hagerstown is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Wayne County
      • This Hagerstown is located in Wayne County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hagerstown that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hagerstown.
    • Ohio
      • Preble County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Preble County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Hagerstown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hagerstown ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Lawn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
  • Fiddlesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
  • Fountain Head
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fountain Head is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
  • Friendship Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship Park is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Park
  • Funkstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gardenspot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardenspot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenspot
  • Greenberry Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenberry Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry Hills
  • Halfway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Halfway is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Hunter Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
  • Londontowne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Londontowne is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
  • Long Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Long Meadow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
  • Orchard Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Paramount
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Paramount is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
    • Security
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Security is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sycamore Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
    • Terrace Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
    • Wood Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Wood Point is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point

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

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

  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hagerstown to Annapolis, with an average speed<4>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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • 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 east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Hagerstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Hagerstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6420, Longitude: -77.7203    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.249 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.961 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.719 degrees.