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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 Finger Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Finger Lake Estates 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 Finger Lake Estates:
- 39.234825, -78.392506
- 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 Finger Lake Estates
- 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 Finger Lake Estates is near Hampshire County and also Shenandoah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah 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 Finger Lake Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Finger Lake Estates ...
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.
- Bloom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bloom is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Bubbling Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bubbling Spring is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubbling Spring
- Gore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- High View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hooks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Hunters Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Valley
- Indian Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
- Indian Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Williams is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
- Nordic Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Timber Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Wildwood Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Finger Lake Estates 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 Finger Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Finger Lake Estates and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Finger Lake Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Finger Lake Estates) 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 Finger Lake Estates 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 Finger Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2348, Longitude: -78.3925 In this case, the coordinates for Finger Lake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.675 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.384 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.163 degrees. |
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