Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Halfway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halfway and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Halfway
- 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:
- 39.620652, -77.758883
- 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 Halfway
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Halfway is near Berkeley County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Halfway ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Halfway.
Within Maryland, the name Halfway is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- This Halfway is located in Allen County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Halfway that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Halfway.
- Barren County
- This Halfway is located in Barren County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the west southwest of the Halfway that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Halfway.
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Halfway lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Halfway that is located in Washington County.
- New Mexico
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Halfway lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Halfway that is located in Washington County.
- Ontario
- This Halfway lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the north of the Halfway that is located in Washington County.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This Halfway is located in Baker County and lies 2,023 miles [3,255.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Halfway that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Halfway.
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Halfway [Union County].
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halfway ...
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 north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Cedar Lawn is located in Washington County
- Countryside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Washington County
- Downsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Washington County
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Fairplay is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <5>
- Fairplay Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Farms
- Fairplay Farms is located in Washington County
- Fiddlesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
- Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County
- Fountain Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Head have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Fountain Head is located in Washington County
- Friendship Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Park
- Friendship Park is located in Washington County
- Funkstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkstown
- Funkstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funkstown <5>
- Gardenspot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenspot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenspot
- Gardenspot is located in Washington County
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Greenberry Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenberry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry Hills
- Greenberry Hills is located in Washington County
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- Hunter Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
- Lemons Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Ferry
- Lemons Ferry is located in Washington County
- Lights Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lights Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
- Lights Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Londontowne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londontowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
- Londontowne is located in Washington County
- Long Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Martins Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Martins Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Orchard Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Orchard Hills is located in Washington County
- Paramount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Security
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Sycamore Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
- Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
- Terrace Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
- Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
- Wood Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point
- Wood Point is located in Washington County
- Hunter Hill
How Far From Halfway 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 Halfway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halfway and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Halfway to Annapolis, with an average speed<6>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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halfway. 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Halfway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halfway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6207, Longitude: -77.7589 In this case, the coordinates for Halfway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Halfway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Halfway could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.273 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.986 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.744 degrees. |