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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 Moler Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moler Crossroads 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 Moler Crossroads:
- 39.395933, -77.764994
- 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 Moler Crossroads
- 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 Moler Crossroads is near Washington County and also Frederick 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 Frederick 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 Moler Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moler Crossroads ...
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.
- Chestnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Flickersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flickersville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickersville
- Gapland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halltown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Harpers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heatherfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heatherfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
- Horse Shoe Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Shoe Bend is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Bend
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lower Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Porterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Porterstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Shepherdstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
How Far From Moler Crossroads 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 Moler Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moler Crossroads and extending to:
- Charles Town, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Moler Crossroads to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two 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 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moler Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Moler Crossroads 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 Moler Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3959, Longitude: -77.7650 In this case, the coordinates for Moler Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.291 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.971 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.832 degrees. |
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