Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Barlow Knoll, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barlow Knoll and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Barlow Knoll

• 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 Barlow Knoll:
  • 39.845374, -77.226095
  • 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 Barlow Knoll

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Barlow Knoll is near Frederick County and also Carroll 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 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 Barlow Knoll

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barlow Knoll ...

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.

• Black Horse Tavern
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Horse Tavern is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse Tavern
• Goldenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Goldenville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
• Hammer Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hammer Hall is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Hall
• Hunterstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunterstown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
• Lake Heritage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
• Round Top
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Round Top is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
• Seven Stars
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Seven Stars is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Table Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Table Rock is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
• Two Taverns
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Two Taverns is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns

How Far From Barlow Knoll 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 Barlow Knoll to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barlow Knoll and extending to:

• Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Barlow Knoll to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'