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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 Tilghmanton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tilghmanton Heights 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 Tilghmanton Heights:
- 39.541765, -77.741660
- 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 Tilghmanton Heights
- 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 Tilghmanton Heights is near Berkeley County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Tilghmanton Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tilghmanton Heights ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Appletown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appletown
- Beaver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Dogtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Downsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Fairplay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairplay Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairplay Farms is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Farms
- Flickersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flickersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickersville
- Friendship Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Park
- Funkstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greenberry Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenberry Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry Hills
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greystone Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greystone Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Hills
- Halfway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Lemons Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lemons Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Ferry
- Lights Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lights Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
- Londontowne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Londontowne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
- Mapleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mapleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mousetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetown
- Porterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Porterstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Scrabble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
How Far From Tilghmanton Heights 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 Tilghmanton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tilghmanton Heights and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Tilghmanton Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>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 58 miles [93.3 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 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tilghmanton Heights) 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 Tilghmanton Heights 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 Tilghmanton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5418, Longitude: -77.7417 In this case, the coordinates for Tilghmanton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.268 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.968 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.766 degrees. |
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