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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 Lower Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Town 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 Lower Town:
- 39.323157, -77.730271
- 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 Lower Town
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Lower Town is near Loudoun County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Lower Town
Communities Also Named Lower Town ...
We found three communities that are also named Lower Town.
Within West Virginia, the name Lower Town is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Mono County
- This Lower Town is located in Mono County and lies 2,207 miles [3,551.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lower Town that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mono County community of Lower Town.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Lower Town [Nye County].
- Ontario
- This Lower Town lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lower Town that is located in Jefferson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Town ...
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.
- Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blair is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Britain is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britain
- Georges Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Halltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Halltown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Harpers Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keys Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keys Gap is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Gap
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Rice
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rice is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Sandy Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Silver Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
How Far From Lower Town 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 Lower Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lower Town and extending to:
- Charles Town, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lower Town 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 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 east northeast (ENE).<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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lower Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lower Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Lower Town 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 Lower Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3232, Longitude: -77.7303 In this case, the coordinates for Lower Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.942 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.845 degrees. |
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