Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Black Horse Tavern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Horse Tavern and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Black Horse Tavern

• 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 Black Horse Tavern:
  • 39.818984, -77.283319
  • 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 Black Horse Tavern

• 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 Black Horse Tavern 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 Black Horse Tavern

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Horse Tavern ...

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.

• Cashtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cashtown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
• Fairplay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fairplay is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Goldenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Goldenville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
• Greenmount
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenmount is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
• Hammer Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hammer Hall is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Hall
• Hilltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilltown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Iron Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
• Lake Heritage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
• Marshall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marshall is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Round Top
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Top is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
• Seven Stars
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Seven Stars is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Two Taverns
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Two Taverns is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
• Virginia Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills

How Far From Black Horse Tavern 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 Black Horse Tavern to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Black Horse Tavern to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 64 miles [103 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'