Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hi-Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hi-Point and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hi-Point

• 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 Hi-Point:
  • 39.705915, -79.210587
  • 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 Hi-Point

• 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 Hi-Point is near Somerset County and also Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Hi-Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hi-Point ...

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.

• Accident
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Accident is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accident <1>
• Coal Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
• Foxtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Foxtown is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
• Grantsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <1>
• High Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • High Point is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Jennings
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jennings is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
• Mineral Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
• New Germany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Germany is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
• Piney Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Piney Grove is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Salisbury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <1>
• Savage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Savage is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
• Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Springs is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs

How Far From Hi-Point 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 Hi-Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hi-Point to Oakland, with an average speed<3> 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 153 miles [246.2 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 128 miles [206 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'