Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Largent:
  • 39.477874, -78.382231
  • 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 Largent

• 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 Largent is near Morgan County and also Allegany 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 Allegany 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 Largent

Curious and Interesting Names Near Largent ...

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.

• Creekvale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Creekvale is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekvale
• Doe Gully
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
• Fairplay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairplay is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Good
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
• Green Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Greenwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Jerome
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerome is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
• Levels
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Levels is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levels
• Little Cacapon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Cacapon is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cacapon
• Magnolia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Neals Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Neals Run is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Run
• Paw Paw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <1>
• Spring Gap ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap

How Far From Largent to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Largent to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Romney, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Largent 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 191 miles [307.4 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 82 miles [132 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 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'