Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Everharts Crossroads:
  • 39.212047, -77.631102
  • 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 Everharts Crossroads

• 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 Everharts Crossroads is near Frederick County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Everharts Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Everharts Crossroads ...

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.

• Britain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Britain is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britain
• Furnace Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Furnace Mountain is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Mountain
• Georges Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
• Goresville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Goresville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goresville
• Ivandale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivandale is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivandale
• Loyalty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Loyalty is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty
• Mechanicsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Milltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Milltown is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Rock Hall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Hall is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
• Scattersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scattersville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
• Shoemaker
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoemaker is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
• Stumptown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stumptown is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
• Wheatland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheatland is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

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

• Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Everharts Crossroads 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 38 miles [61.2 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'