Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jacks Mountain:
  • 39.753567, -77.401008
  • 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 Jacks Mountain

• 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 Jacks Mountain is near Frederick County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Jacks Mountain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacks Mountain ...

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.

• Blackberry Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackberry Hills is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Hills
• Fountain Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
• Friends Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Friends Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Creek
• Gladhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gladhill is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
• Highfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
• Iron Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Iron Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
• Lost Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lost Valley is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
• Maria Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maria Furnace is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria Furnace
• Marshall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Marshall is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Mount Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Shanks Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Shanks Mill is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Mill
• Virginia Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Virginia Mills
  • From Jacks Mountain to Virginia Mills

How Far From Jacks Mountain 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 Jacks Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jacks Mountain to Gettysburg, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'