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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 Park Head, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Head 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 Park Head:
- 39.663150, -78.062502
- 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 Park Head
- 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 Park Head is near Morgan County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Park Head
Communities Also Named Park Head ...
We found one communities that are also named Park Head.
Within Maryland, the name Park Head is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Park Head in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Park Head lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Park Head that is located in Washington County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Head ...
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.
- Big Pool
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Ernstville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ernstville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Green Spring Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Greenspring Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Mountain Vistas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Vistas is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vistas
- Runners Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Runners Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runners Ferry
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sleepy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Timber Ridge Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Heights
How Far From Park Head 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 Park Head to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park Head and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Park Head to Hagerstown, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 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- Park Head) 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 Park Head 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 Park Head. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6632, Longitude: -78.0625 In this case, the coordinates for Park Head have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.453 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.196 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.859 degrees. |
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