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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 Myersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myersville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Myersville:
    • 39.506627, -77.568843
    • 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 Myersville
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Myersville is near Washington County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Myersville

Communities Also Named Myersville ...

We found five communities that are also named Myersville.

Within Maryland, the name Myersville is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Izard County
      • This Myersville is located in Izard County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Myersville that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Myersville.
    • Illinois
      • Vermilion 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 Illinois community of Myersville [Vermilion County].
    • Ohio
      • Summit County
      • This Myersville is located in Summit County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Myersville that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Myersville.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Myersville is located in Pennington County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Myersville that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Myersville.
    • Wyoming
      • Fremont 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 Wyoming community of Myersville [Fremont County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Myersville ...

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.

  • Blank
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Blank is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blank
  • Cross Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
  • Fishers Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fishers Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Hollow
  • Frostown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Frostown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
  • Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
  • Harp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harp is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
  • Highfields
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Highfields is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
  • Highland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Jerusalem
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jerusalem is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Lens Rambles
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lens Rambles is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lens Rambles
  • Meadow Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Meadow Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pleasant Walk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
    • Shady Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Station Roads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Station Roads is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
    • Turkey Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
    • Vista Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
    • Wolfsville Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolfsville Crossing is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville Crossing
    • Woodland Way
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Way is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Way

How Far From Myersville 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 Myersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Myersville and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Myersville to Frederick, 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 68 miles [109.4 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of 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 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 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 from Point A (ie- Myersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Myersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Myersville 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 Myersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5066, Longitude: -77.5688       In this case, the coordinates for Myersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.167 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.847 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.706 degrees.