Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ganotown:
  • 39.403988, -78.149447
  • 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 Ganotown

• 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Since Ganotown 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 Ganotown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ganotown ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
• Elk Branch ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elk Branch is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Branch
• Goose Nest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Goose Nest is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Nest
• Gordondale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gordondale is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
• Green Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Spring is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Jones Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
• Light ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Light is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
• Shanghai
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Tablers Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tablers Station is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablers Station
• Union Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Union Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ganotown and extending to:

• Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ganotown to Martinsburg, with an average speed<2> 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 200 miles [321.9 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 69 miles [111 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'