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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 Little Georgetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Georgetown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Little Georgetown:
    • 39.585047, -77.950960
    • 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 Little Georgetown
  • 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

Communities Also Named Little Georgetown ...

We found three communities that share the name Little Georgetown.

Within West Virginia, the name Little Georgetown is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Little Georgetown is located in Fayette County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Georgetown that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Little Georgetown.
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • This Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Little Georgetown that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Little Georgetown.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Little Georgetown is located in Fauquier County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Little Georgetown that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Little Georgetown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Georgetown ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pool
    • Big Pool is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pool <3>
  • Big Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Big Spring is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Falling Waters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Falling Waters Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Waters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Ferry
    • Falling Waters Ferry is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Four Locks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
    • Four Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
  • Green Spring Furnace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
    • Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Greenspring Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenspring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
    • Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Hedgesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Runners Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runners Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runners Ferry
    • Runners Ferry is located in Berkeley County
  • Spring Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
  • Two Locks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Locks
    • Two Locks is located in Washington County (MD)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Georgetown and extending to:

  • Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the South.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Little Georgetown to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Georgetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Georgetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Georgetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5850, Longitude: -77.9510    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Little Georgetown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.39 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.114 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.84 degrees.




 

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