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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 Potomac Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potomac Crest 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 Potomac Crest:
- 39.453433, -77.750827
- 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 Potomac Crest
- 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 Potomac Crest is near Jefferson County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Potomac Crest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potomac Crest ...
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.
- Appletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Appletown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appletown
- Chestnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Dogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairplay Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairplay Farms is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Farms
- Flickersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flickersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickersville
- Heatherfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heatherfield is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
- Horse Shoe Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Horse Shoe Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Bend
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Park Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Park Hall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hall
- Porterstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porterstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Scrabble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Shepherdstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Potomac Crest 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 community such as Potomac Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Potomac Crest and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Potomac Crest to Hagerstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 74 miles [119.1 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 54 miles [86.9 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 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potomac Crest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Potomac Crest 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 Potomac Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4534, Longitude: -77.7508 In this case, the coordinates for Potomac Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.279 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.967 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.804 degrees. |
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