Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mineral Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mineral Spring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mineral Spring
- 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 Mineral Spring:
- 39.708136, -79.350314
- 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 Mineral Spring
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Since Mineral Spring is near Somerset County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mineral Spring ...
We found six communities that share the name Mineral Spring.
Within Maryland, the name Mineral Spring is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Mineral Spring is located in Barry County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west of the Mineral Spring that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Mineral Spring.
- North Carolina
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mineral Spring [Lincoln County].
- Pender 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 North Carolina community of Mineral Spring [Pender County].
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Mineral Spring is located in Butler County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mineral Spring that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Mineral Spring.
- Clearfield 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 Pennsylvania community of Mineral Spring [Clearfield County].
- Somerset County
- This Mineral Spring is located in Somerset County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast of the Mineral Spring that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Mineral Spring.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mineral Spring ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
- Accident is located in Garrett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accident <4>
- Blooming Rose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Blooming Rose is located in Garrett County
- Confluence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <4>
- Elder Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Hill
- Elder Hill is located in Garrett County
- Elk Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Foxtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Friendsville is located in Garrett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <4>
- Gravel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Garrett County
- Hi-Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Garrett County
- Sand Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Sand Spring is located in Garrett County
How Far From Mineral Spring 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 Mineral Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mineral Spring and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mineral Spring to Oakland, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 160 miles [257.5 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mineral Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mineral Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7081, Longitude: -79.3503 In this case, the coordinates for Mineral Spring 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 Mineral Spring, 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 Mineral Spring 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Mineral Spring 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 309.228 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.085 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.404 degrees. |