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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 Mount Savage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Savage 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 Mount Savage:
- 39.695642, -78.879744
- 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 Mount Savage
- 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Mount Savage is near Somerset County and also Garrett 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 Garrett 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 Mount Savage
Communities Also Named Mount Savage ...
We found one communities that are also named Mount Savage.
Within Maryland, the name Mount Savage is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Mount Savage in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Mount Savage is located in Carter County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Savage that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Mount Savage.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Savage ...
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.
- Borden Shaft
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Frostburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Georges Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Grahamtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamtown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamtown
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Horseshoe Curve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Curve is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Curve
- Lap
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lap
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lucas Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Heights is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Heights
- Mount Savage Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Narrows Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows Park is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Park
- Pleasant Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Union is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Union
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pocahontas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Sixmile House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sixmile House is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile House
- Slabtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
How Far From Mount Savage 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 Mount Savage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Savage and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Savage 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Savage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mount Savage 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 Mount Savage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6956, Longitude: -78.8797 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Savage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.944 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.759 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.203 degrees. |
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