Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carters Ford:
  • 39.264547, -78.033054
  • 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 Carters Ford

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Carters Ford is near Frederick County and also Clarke 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 Clarke 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 Carters Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carters Ford ...

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.

• Brucetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Brucetown is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown
• Burnt Factory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Cedar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Clear Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clear Brook is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Brook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Brook <1>
• Gordondale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordondale is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
• Jamestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Jordan Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
• Leetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leetown is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
• Rest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
• Rocky Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Summit Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point

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

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

• Charles Town, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Carters Ford to Charles Town, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 203 miles [326.7 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 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'