Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Potomac Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potomac Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Potomac Park
- 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 Park:
- 39.611755, -78.805853
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Potomac Park
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Potomac Park is near Mineral County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- eBird sighting report for Bedford 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Potomac Park ...
We found one communities that share the name Potomac Park.
Within Maryland, the name Potomac Park is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Potomac Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Berkeley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Potomac Park [Berkeley County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potomac Park ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Allegany County
- Brady
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Cedar Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
- Frost ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Horseshoe Curve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Curve
- Horseshoe Curve is located in Allegany County
- Knobmount
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Allegany County
- Lucas Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Heights
- Lucas Heights is located in Allegany County
- Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Narrows Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Park
- Narrows Park is located in Allegany County
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
- Short Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Sixmile House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile House
- Sixmile House is located in Allegany County
- Triple Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triple Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes
- Triple Lakes is located in Allegany County
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
How Far From Potomac Park 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 Potomac Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Potomac Park and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Potomac Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<4>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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Potomac Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Potomac Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Potomac Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potomac Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6118, Longitude: -78.8059 In this case, the coordinates for Potomac Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.904 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.701 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.201 degrees. |