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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 Winpenny Tell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winpenny Tell 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 Winpenny Tell:
- 39.472879, -77.449708
- 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 Winpenny Tell
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Winpenny Tell is near Washington County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Winpenny Tell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winpenny Tell ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Charlesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Christophers Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
- Clover Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cloverview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
- Deer Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Heatherview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heatherview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherview
- Hilltop Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
- Howards Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Irongate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irongate is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Meadowcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Rocky Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Shookstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shookstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
- Yellow Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
How Far From Winpenny Tell 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 Winpenny Tell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Winpenny Tell and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Winpenny Tell to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Winpenny Tell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Winpenny Tell 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 Winpenny Tell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4729, Longitude: -77.4497 In this case, the coordinates for Winpenny Tell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.098 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.764 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.667 degrees. |
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