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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 Bloomery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bloomery 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 Bloomery:
- 39.387043, -78.373063
- 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 Bloomery
- 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 Hampshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- Since Bloomery is near Frederick County and also Morgan 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 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 Bloomery
Communities Also Named Bloomery ...
We found two communities that are also named Bloomery.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Bloomery.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Bloomery in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Jefferson County
- This Bloomery is located in Jefferson County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bloomery that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bloomery.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Bloomery is located in Caroline County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bloomery that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Bloomery.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloomery ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
- Cold Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
- Creekvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Creekvale is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekvale
- Cross Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Gore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Light ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Light is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Neals Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neals Run is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Run
- Nordic Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Spring Gap ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Timber Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Wildwood Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Bloomery 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 Bloomery to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bloomery and extending to:
- Romney, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bloomery to Romney, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 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>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bloomery) 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 Bloomery 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 Bloomery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3870, Longitude: -78.3731 In this case, the coordinates for Bloomery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.655 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.384 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.097 degrees. |
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