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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 Johnsontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsontown 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 Johnsontown:
- 39.578429, -78.039445
- 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 Johnsontown
- 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 Johnsontown is near Morgan County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Johnsontown
Communities Also Named Johnsontown ...
We found eight communities that are also named Johnsontown.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Johnsontown.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Jefferson County
- This Johnsontown is located in Jefferson County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Johnsontown that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Johnsontown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Johnsontown is located in Jefferson County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west of the Johnsontown that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Johnsontown.
- Maryland
- Kent County
- This Johnsontown is located in Kent County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Johnsontown that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Johnsontown.
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Johnsontown is located in Atlantic County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east of the Johnsontown that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Johnsontown.
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Johnsontown is located in Bladen County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the south of the Johnsontown that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Johnsontown.
- Davidson County
- This Johnsontown is located in Davidson County and lies 279 miles [449 km] to the south southwest of the Johnsontown that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Johnsontown.
- Sampson County
- This Johnsontown is located in Sampson County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the south of the Johnsontown that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Johnsontown.
- Virginia
- Northampton County
- This Johnsontown is located in Northampton County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Johnsontown that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Johnsontown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsontown ...
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.
- Big Pool
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Ernstville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Four Locks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Spring Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Greenspring Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
- Hedgesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Mountain Vistas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Vistas is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vistas
- Park Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Park Head is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Head
- Runners Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Runners Ferry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runners Ferry
- Spring Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Tomahawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
How Far From Johnsontown 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 Johnsontown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnsontown and extending to:
- Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Johnsontown to Martinsburg, 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 210 miles [338 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnsontown) 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 Johnsontown 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 Johnsontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5784, Longitude: -78.0394 In this case, the coordinates for Johnsontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.444 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.881 degrees. |
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