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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 Darkesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darkesville 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 Darkesville:
- 39.371128, -78.027477
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Darkesville
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darkesville ...
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.
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Jefferson County
- Goose Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Nest
- Goose Nest is located in Berkeley County
- Gordondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
- Gordondale is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Grubbs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubbs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
- Grubbs Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Irish Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hill
- Irish Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Leetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
- Leetown is located in Jefferson County
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeside
- Pikeside is located in Berkeley County
- Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rest
- From Darkesville to Rest
- Shanghai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
- Tablers Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tablers Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablers Station
- Tablers Station is located in Berkeley County
- Union Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Union Corner is located in Berkeley County
How Far From Darkesville 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 Darkesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Darkesville and extending to:
- Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Darkesville to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Darkesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darkesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3711, Longitude: -78.0275 In this case, the coordinates for Darkesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Darkesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.449 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.148 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.954 degrees. |
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