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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 Wagners Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wagners Crossroads 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 Wagners Crossroads:
- 39.573987, -77.646380
- 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 Wagners Crossroads
- 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 Wagners Crossroads is near Frederick County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Wagners Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wagners Crossroads ...
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.
- Bagtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bagtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagtown
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Blank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blank is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blank
- Chewsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Crest Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crest Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Valley
- Funkstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greystone Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greystone Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Hills
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jugtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jugtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Lens Rambles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lens Rambles is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lens Rambles
- Londontowne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Londontowne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mapleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mapleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mousetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mousetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetown
- Pleasant Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Pondsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Sycamore Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
- Wolfsville Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfsville Crossing is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville Crossing
- Woodland Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Way is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Way
How Far From Wagners Crossroads 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 Wagners Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wagners Crossroads and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Wagners Crossroads 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 56 miles [90.1 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 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 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 '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- Wagners Crossroads) 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 Wagners Crossroads 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 Wagners Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5740, Longitude: -77.6464 In this case, the coordinates for Wagners Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.209 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.906 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.713 degrees. |
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