Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Apple Glen:
  • 39.152605, -77.974441
  • 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 Apple Glen

• 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Apple Glen is near Jefferson County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Apple Glen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Apple Glen ...

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.

• Castlemans Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Castlemans Ferry is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlemans Ferry
• Lewisville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lewisville is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Lockes Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lockes Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Landing
• Longwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Longwood is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pyletown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pyletown is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyletown
• River Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • River Park is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
• Rock Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hall is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
• Rockcroft
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rockcroft is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcroft
• Stringtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stringtown is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Top Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Top Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top Hill
• Treadwell
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Treadwell is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
• Willow Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Willow Lake is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

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

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

• Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Apple Glen to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two 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 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'