Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mannings Ferry:
  • 39.257046, -77.810272
  • 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 Mannings Ferry

• 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 Mannings Ferry 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 Mannings Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mannings Ferry ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Blair is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
• Halltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Halltown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
• Harmony ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Keys Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Keys Gap is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Gap
• Mechanicstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mechanicstown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
• Mechanicsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mountain Mission
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mountain Mission is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mission
• Silver Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
• Wheatland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

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

• Charles Town, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mannings Ferry to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'