Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Reynolds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reynolds and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Reynolds
- 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 Reynolds:
- 39.509258, -79.027806
- 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 Reynolds
- 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 Reynolds is near Mineral County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Reynolds ...
We found 39 communities that share the name Reynolds.
Within Maryland, the name Reynolds is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 37 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock 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 Alabama community of Reynolds [Bullock County].
- Dallas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Reynolds [Dallas County].
- Lawrence County
- This Reynolds is located in Lawrence County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Reynolds that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Reynolds.
- Arkansas
- California
- Marin County
- This Reynolds is located in Marin County and lies 2,337 miles [3,761 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Reynolds that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Reynolds.
- Mendocino County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Reynolds [Mendocino County].
- Tulare County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Reynolds [Tulare County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kiowa County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Kiowa County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Reynolds.
- Riley 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 Kansas community of Reynolds [Riley County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Reynolds lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Reynolds that is located in Allegany County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Monroe 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 Mississippi community of Reynolds [Monroe County].
- Panola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Reynolds [Panola County].
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- This Reynolds is located in Dallas County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the west of the Reynolds that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Reynolds.
- Reynolds County
- This Reynolds is located in Reynolds County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the west of the Reynolds that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Reynolds.
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Giles 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 Tennessee community of Reynolds [Giles County].
- Rutherford County
- This Reynolds is located in Rutherford County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Reynolds that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Reynolds.
- Texas
- Cherokee 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 Texas community of Reynolds [Cherokee County].
- Fisher County
- This Reynolds is located in Fisher County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Reynolds that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fisher County community of Reynolds.
- Nueces County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Reynolds [Nueces County].
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reynolds ...
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.
- Black Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Luke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - McCoole
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Merrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Moscow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Ocean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Reynolds 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 Reynolds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reynolds and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reynolds to Cumberland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reynolds. 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 Reynolds 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reynolds) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reynolds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5093, Longitude: -79.0278 In this case, the coordinates for Reynolds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Reynolds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Reynolds to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.043 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.844 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.336 degrees. |