Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maria Furnace:
  • 39.775095, -77.404988
  • 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 Maria Furnace

• 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 Maria Furnace is near Franklin County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Maria Furnace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maria Furnace ...

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.

• Fountain Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
• Friends Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 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 southwest)
  • Gladhill is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
• Iron Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Iron Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
• Jacks Mountain
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
• Lost Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lost Valley is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
• Marshall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Mount Hope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Shanks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shanks Mill is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Mill
• Tartown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tartown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartown
• Virginia Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills

How Far From Maria Furnace to ...

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

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

• Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maria Furnace 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 44 miles [70.8 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 63 miles [101.4 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 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'