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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 Meyerstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meyerstown 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 Meyerstown:
- 39.205936, -77.863329
- 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 Meyerstown
- 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 Meyerstown is near Clarke County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Meyerstown
Communities Also Named Meyerstown ...
We found one communities that are also named Meyerstown.
Within West Virginia, the name Meyerstown is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Meyerstown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Maries County
- This Meyerstown is located in Maries County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the west of the Meyerstown that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maries County community of Meyerstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meyerstown ...
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.
- Castlemans Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Castlemans Ferry is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlemans Ferry
- Harmony ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Horse Shoe Curve
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Horse Shoe Curve is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Curve
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Keys Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keys Gap is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Gap
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewisville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Longwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Mechanicstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mountain Mission
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Mission is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mission
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Summit Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Sunny Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Ridge is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Ridge
- Treadwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Treadwell is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From Meyerstown 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 Meyerstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meyerstown and extending to:
- Charles Town, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Meyerstown 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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 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 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Meyerstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Meyerstown 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 Meyerstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2059, Longitude: -77.8633 In this case, the coordinates for Meyerstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.361 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.022 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.947 degrees. |
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