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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 Two Locks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Two Locks 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 Two Locks:
- 39.615096, -77.923887
- 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 Two Locks
- 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 Two Locks is near Berkeley County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Two Locks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Two Locks ...
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.
- Big Pool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Clear Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Falling Waters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Waters Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Waters Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Ferry
- Four Locks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Spring Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Greenspring Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
- Indian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Little Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Shady Bower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Bower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bower
- Spring Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
How Far From Two Locks 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 Two Locks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Two Locks and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Two Locks to Hagerstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 88 miles [141.6 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full 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 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Two Locks) 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 Two Locks 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 Two Locks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6151, Longitude: -77.9239 In this case, the coordinates for Two Locks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.372 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.098 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.817 degrees. |
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