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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 Green Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Spring 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 Green Spring:
- 39.304268, -78.169446
- 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 Green Spring
- 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 Green Spring is near Berkeley County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Green Spring
Communities Also Named Green Spring ...
We found six communities that are also named Green Spring.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Green Spring.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Washington County
- This Green Spring is located in Washington County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Spring that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Green Spring.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Green Spring is located in New Castle County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east of the Green Spring that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Green Spring.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Green Spring is located in Jefferson County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west of the Green Spring that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Green Spring.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Green Spring is located in Charles County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Green Spring that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Green Spring.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Green Spring is located in Cumberland County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Green Spring that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Green Spring.
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Green Spring is located in Hampshire County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Green Spring that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Green Spring.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Spring ...
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.
- Baileys Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
- Brucetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brucetown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Clear Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gordondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gordondale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
- Indian Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
- Light ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Green Spring 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 Green Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Spring and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Green Spring 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,513 miles [7,263 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Green Spring 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 Green Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3043, Longitude: -78.1694 In this case, the coordinates for Green Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.538 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.238 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.041 degrees. |
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