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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 Mountain View Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain View Acres 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 Mountain View Acres:
- 39.305656, -78.346950
- 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 Mountain View Acres
- 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 Mountain View Acres is near Hampshire County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Mountain View Acres
Communities Also Named Mountain View Acres ...
We found three communities that are also named Mountain View Acres.
Within Virginia, the name Mountain View Acres is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Mountain View Acres is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<1> to the west of the Mountain View Acres that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Mountain View Acres.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Mountain View Acres is located in Dauphin County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountain View Acres that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Mountain View Acres.
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- This Mountain View Acres is located in Franklin County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mountain View Acres that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mountain View Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain View Acres ...
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.
- Bubbling Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bubbling Spring is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubbling Spring
- Cold Stream
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
- Cross Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Good
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Gore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- High View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
- Indian Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Light ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Light is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Nordic Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Wildwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Mountain View Acres 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 Mountain View Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain View Acres and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain View Acres 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 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 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain View Acres) 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 Mountain View Acres 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 Mountain View Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3057, Longitude: -78.3470 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain View Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.359 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.117 degrees. |
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