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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 Nolands Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nolands Ferry 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 Nolands Ferry:
    • 39.236214, -77.479431
    • 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 Nolands Ferry
  • 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Since Nolands Ferry is near Montgomery County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Nolands Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nolands Ferry ...

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.

  • Big Woods Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Woods Acres is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Acres
  • Elizabeths Delight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elizabeths Delight is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Delight
  • Furnace Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
  • Furnace Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Furnace Mountain is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Mountain
  • Goresville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Goresville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goresville
  • Greenfield Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
  • Loyalty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Loyalty is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty
  • Manor Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Manor Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
  • Martinsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Natural Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Natural Woods is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Woods
  • Park Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Mills is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
  • Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rock Hall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Hall is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
    • Scattersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Scattersville is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
    • Stronghold
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Stronghold is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
    • Stumptown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stumptown is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown

How Far From Nolands Ferry 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 Nolands Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nolands Ferry and extending to:

  • Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nolands Ferry to Leesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nolands Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Nolands Ferry 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 Nolands Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2362, Longitude: -77.4794       In this case, the coordinates for Nolands Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.13 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.765 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.771 degrees.