Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Warfordsburg:
  • 39.751872, -78.188002
  • 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 Warfordsburg

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Warfordsburg is near Washington County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Warfordsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warfordsburg ...

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.

• Burnt Factory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Dickeys Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys Mountain
• Dogtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dogtown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Flickerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Flickerville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
• Forest Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Harvey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harvey is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Needmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Needmore is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needmore <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Needmore
  • From Warfordsburg to Needmore
• Plum Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Plum Run is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
• Roundtop ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Roundtop is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Sir Johns Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
• Stanley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanley is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Timber Ridge Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Timber Ridge Heights is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Warfordsburg and extending to:

• McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Warfordsburg to McConnellsburg, 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'