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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 Washington Four, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washington Four and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Washington Four:
    • 39.511210, -77.807495
    • 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 Washington Four
  • 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 Washington Four is near Berkeley County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Washington Four

Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington Four ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Dogtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dogtown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Downsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Downsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Fairplay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairplay Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairplay Farms is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Farms
  • Falling Waters
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Falling Waters Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Falling Waters Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Ferry
  • Files Crossroad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Files Crossroad is located in Berkeley County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Crossroad
  • Green Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Heatherfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Heatherfield is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Horse Shoe Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Horse Shoe Bend is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Bend
  • Lemons Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lemons Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Ferry
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lights Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lights Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
    • Porterstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Porterstown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
    • Red Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Scrabble
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Shepherdstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Swan Pond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond

How Far From Washington Four to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Washington Four to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Washington Four and extending to:

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Washington Four 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 79 miles [127.1 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 59 miles [95 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full 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 5,904 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 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washington Four) 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 Washington Four 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 Washington Four. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5112, Longitude: -77.8075       In this case, the coordinates for Washington Four have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.309 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.01 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.807 degrees.