Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Horse Head:
  • 37.892077, -76.418839
  • 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 Horse Head

• 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Since Horse Head is near Lancaster County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Horse Head

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horse Head ...

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.

• Browns Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
• Chestnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Claraville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Claraville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
• Edwardsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Edwardsville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Folly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Folly is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Heathsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Heathsville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heathsville <1>
• Howland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Howland is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
• Jetts Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jetts Store is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Store
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Surprise Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Surprise Hill is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Hill
• Williams Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Williams Corner is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner

How Far From Horse Head 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 Horse Head to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Heathsville, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Horse Head to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'