Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Skipnish, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skipnish and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Skipnish
- 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 Skipnish:
- 39.410930, -79.468659
- 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 Skipnish
- 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 Garrett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Since Skipnish is near Preston County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Preston County
- eBird sighting report for Grant 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skipnish ...
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.
- Amboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Garrett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <2>
- Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Fricks Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fricks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Crossing
- Fricks Crossing is located in Garrett County
- Lake Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Salt Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Skipnish 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 Skipnish to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Skipnish once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Skipnish and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Skipnish to Annapolis, with an average speed<5>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Skipnish, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skipnish) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skipnish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4109, Longitude: -79.4687 In this case, the coordinates for Skipnish have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Skipnish 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 309.315 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.137 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.564 degrees. |