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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 Two Taverns, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Two Taverns 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 Two Taverns:
- 39.778431, -77.165539
- 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 Two Taverns
- 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 Two Taverns is near Carroll County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Two Taverns
Curious and Interesting Names Near Two Taverns ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Horse Tavern is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse Tavern
- Brush Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Brushtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brushtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
- Cedar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Centennial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Eleven Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eleven Meadows is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
- Fairplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Greenmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Hoot'N Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoot'N Hollow is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
- Kingsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Lake Heritage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Littlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Longville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Mairs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mairs Mill is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mairs Mill
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Piney Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Creek is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Round Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Round Top is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Square Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Square Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Corner
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Two Taverns 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 Two Taverns to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Two Taverns and extending to:
- Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Two Taverns to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 61 miles [98.2 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Two Taverns) 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 Two Taverns 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 Two Taverns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7784, Longitude: -77.1655 In this case, the coordinates for Two Taverns have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.907 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.595 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.426 degrees. |
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