Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mondell:
  • 39.494266, -77.761938
  • 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 Mondell

• 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 Mondell is near Berkeley County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Mondell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mondell ...

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 Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Dogtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dogtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Downsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Downsville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
• Fairplay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fairplay is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <1>
• Fairplay Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fairplay Farms is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Farms
• Flickersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flickersville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickersville
• Greystone Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greystone Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Hills
• Heatherfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heatherfield is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
• Horse Shoe Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Horse Shoe Bend is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Bend
• Porterstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Porterstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
• Red Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Scrabble
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
• Shepherdstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <1>
• Springvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Springvale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale

How Far From Mondell to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mondell to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mondell to Hagerstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two 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 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'