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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 Pondsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pondsville 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 Pondsville:
- 39.620268, -77.588584
- 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 Pondsville
- 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 Pondsville is near Frederick County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Pondsville
Communities Also Named Pondsville ...
We found two communities that are also named Pondsville.
Within Maryland, the name Pondsville is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Pondsville is located in Warren County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pondsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Pondsville.
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- This Pondsville is located in Barnstable County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pondsville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Pondsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pondsville ...
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.
- Bagtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bagtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagtown
- Beaver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Cavetown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chewsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Crest Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crest Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Valley
- Greenvale Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Havenwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Havenwood Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood Hills
- Holiday Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holiday Farms is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Farms
- Jugtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jugtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Sycamore Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
- Wolfsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville
How Far From Pondsville 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 Pondsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pondsville and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Pondsville to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pondsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pondsville 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 Pondsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6203, Longitude: -77.5886 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.171 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.87 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.67 degrees. |
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