Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Day - Mar Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Day - Mar Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Day - Mar Village

• 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 Day - Mar Village:
  • 39.142883, -78.220557
  • 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 Day - Mar Village

• 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Day - Mar Village is near Winchester City and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Day - Mar Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Day - Mar Village ...

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.

• Bufflick Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bufflick Heights is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflick Heights
• Chambersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chambersville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
• College Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • College Park is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Fawcett Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Heritage Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hill Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hill Crest is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Poplar Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rolling Fields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolling Fields is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
  • Round Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Spring Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Stonewall Orchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
  • Sunnyside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Woodchuck Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodchuck Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck Heights

How Far From Day - Mar Village 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 Day - Mar Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Day - Mar Village 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'