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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 Marlowe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marlowe 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 Marlowe:
- 39.588430, -77.859441
- 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 Marlowe
- 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 Marlowe is near Washington County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Marlowe
Communities Also Named Marlowe ...
We found one communities that are also named Marlowe.
Within West Virginia, the name Marlowe is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Marlowe in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- This Marlowe is located in Letcher County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marlowe that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Marlowe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marlowe ...
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 Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Downsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Fairplay Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay Farms is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Farms
- Falling Waters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Waters Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Waters Ferry is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Ferry
- Four Locks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Friendship Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Park is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Park
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Halfway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Lemons Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lemons Ferry is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Ferry
- Lights Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lights Ferry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Shady Bower
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Bower is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bower
- Spring Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Two Locks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Two Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Locks
How Far From Marlowe 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 Marlowe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marlowe and extending to:
- Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marlowe 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 219 miles [352.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marlowe) 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 Marlowe 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 Marlowe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5884, Longitude: -77.8594 In this case, the coordinates for Marlowe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.335 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.052 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.799 degrees. |
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