Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whitacre:
  • 39.332322, -78.327228
  • 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 Whitacre

• 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 Whitacre 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 Whitacre

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitacre ...

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.

• Baileys Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
• Cold Stream
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
• Cross Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cross Junction is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Junction <1>
• Good
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Good is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
• Gore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gore is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <1>
• Indian Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
• Light ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 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 southeast)
  • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Timber Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Wildwood Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Whitacre 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 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'