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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 High View Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High View Manor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 High View Manor:
    • 39.162049, -78.321115
    • 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 High View Manor
  • 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 High View Manor is near Shenandoah County and also Hampshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire 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 High View Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near High View Manor ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bloom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Chambersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chambersville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
  • Fawcett Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
  • Hayfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • High View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill Crest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hill Crest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
  • Hunters Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Valley
  • Indian Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
  • Indian Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Hope is located in Shenandoah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Williams
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mount Williams is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mountain Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
    • Poplar Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
    • Round Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Stonewall Orchard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
    • Wheatfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
    • Woodchuck Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Woodchuck Heights is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck Heights

How Far From High View Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as High View Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in High View Manor and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from High View Manor to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 71 miles [114.3 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 4 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 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 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- High View Manor) 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 High View Manor 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 High View Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1620, Longitude: -78.3211       In this case, the coordinates for High View Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.636 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.329 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.159 degrees.