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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 Bolington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bolington 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 Bolington:
- 39.251834, -77.648788
- 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 Bolington
- 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Since Bolington is near Frederick County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Bolington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolington ...
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.
- Boss Arnold Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Britain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Britain is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britain
- Furnace Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Furnace Mountain is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Mountain
- Georges Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Goresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goresville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goresville
- Harpers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keys Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keys Gap is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Gap
- Lower Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Loyalty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalty is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Milltown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Petersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rice
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rice is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rock Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Hall is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scattersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scattersville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
- Shoemaker
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shoemaker is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
- Silver Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Grove is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
- Stumptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Bolington 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 Bolington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bolington and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bolington to Leesburg, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Bolington) 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 Bolington 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 Bolington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2518, Longitude: -77.6488 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.23 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.88 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.838 degrees. |
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