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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 Scattersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scattersville 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 Scattersville:
- 39.220103, -77.549155
- 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 Scattersville
- 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 Scattersville is near Frederick County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Scattersville
Communities Also Named Scattersville ...
We found one communities that are also named Scattersville.
Within Virginia, the name Scattersville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Scattersville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Sumner County
- This Scattersville is located in Sumner County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scattersville that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Scattersville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scattersville ...
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.
- Elmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Furnace Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
- Furnace Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Furnace Mountain is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Mountain
- Goresville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goresville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goresville
- Greenfield Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Loyalty
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Loyalty is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty
- Martinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Merry Midnight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Merry Midnight is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Midnight
- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Potomac Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Potomac Crossing is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Crossing
- Potomac Overlook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potomac Overlook is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rock Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Hall is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
- Shoemaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shoemaker is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
- Stumptown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stumptown is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunrise is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
How Far From Scattersville 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 Scattersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scattersville and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Scattersville to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days 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 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Scattersville) 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 Scattersville 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 Scattersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2201, Longitude: -77.5492 In this case, the coordinates for Scattersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.173 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.81 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.807 degrees. |
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