Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry

• 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 Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry:
  • 38.104298, -76.727461
  • 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 Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry is near Richmond County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry ...

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.

• Acorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Acorn is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Bull Neck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bull Neck is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Neck
• Carys Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carys Corner is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Corner
• Erica
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Erica is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erica
• Farmers Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
• Meter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Meter is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meter
• Mount Holly
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mount Holly is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
• Narrow Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Narrow Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Beach
• Palmtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Palmtown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmtown
• Piney Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Ragged Point Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ragged Point Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Point Beach
• Threeway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Threeway is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threeway
• Tucker Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill

How Far From Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry and extending to:

• Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Deep Point - Mount Holly Ferry to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'