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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 Halfway Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halfway Manor 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 Halfway Manor:
    • 39.620930, -77.762772
    • 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 Halfway Manor
  • 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 Halfway Manor is near Berkeley County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Halfway Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halfway Manor ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedar Lawn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
  • Fiddlesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
  • Fountain Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Head is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
  • Friendship Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Friendship Park is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Park
  • Funkstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gardenspot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gardenspot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenspot
  • Green Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Greenberry Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenberry Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry Hills
  • Halfway
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Halfway is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Lemons Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lemons Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Ferry
  • Lights Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lights Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
  • Londontowne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Londontowne is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Martins Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Martins Crossroads is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
    • Security
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Security is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
    • Terrace Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
    • Wood Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood Point is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Halfway Manor and extending to:

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Halfway Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Halfway Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Halfway Manor 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 Halfway Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6209, Longitude: -77.7628       In this case, the coordinates for Halfway Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.275 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.989 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.745 degrees.