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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 Mason and Dixon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mason and Dixon 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 Mason and Dixon:
- 39.721483, -77.754161
- 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 Mason and Dixon
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Mason and Dixon is near Washington County and also Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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 Mason and Dixon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mason and Dixon ...
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.
- Cedar Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lawn is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clearview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Countryside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Countryside is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fiddlesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
- Fountain Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Gardenspot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gardenspot is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenspot
- Greencastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gristmill Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gristmill Hill is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Hill
- Hunter Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Hill is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Long Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Martins Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Nova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nova is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nova
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Orchard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Paramount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Security
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Security is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Terrace Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Terrace Hills is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
- Wood Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wood Point is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point
How Far From Mason and Dixon 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 Mason and Dixon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mason and Dixon and extending to:
- Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mason and Dixon to Chambersburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mason and Dixon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mason and Dixon 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 Mason and Dixon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7215, Longitude: -77.7542 In this case, the coordinates for Mason and Dixon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.264 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.991 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.703 degrees. |
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