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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 Loch Lynn Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loch Lynn Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Loch Lynn Heights:
- 39.391704, -79.372780
- 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 Loch Lynn Heights
- 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 Loch Lynn Heights is near Preston County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Loch Lynn Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loch Lynn Heights ...
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.
- Amboy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amboy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Breedlove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Breedlove is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove
- Crosstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crosstown is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Fricks Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fricks Crossing is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Crossing
- Green Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Glade is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Glade
- Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Horse Shoe Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lake Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ford is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford
- Mount Storm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Salt Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Standard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Standard is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Loch Lynn Heights 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 town such as Loch Lynn Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Loch Lynn Heights and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Loch Lynn Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 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 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loch Lynn Heights) 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 Loch Lynn Heights 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 Loch Lynn Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3917, Longitude: -79.3728 In this case, the coordinates for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.257 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.07 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.529 degrees. |
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