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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 North Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Mountain 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 North Mountain:
- 39.563430, -77.980277
- 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 North Mountain
- 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 North Mountain 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 North Mountain
Communities Also Named North Mountain ...
We found two communities that are also named North Mountain.
Within West Virginia, the name North Mountain is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This North Mountain is located in Lycoming County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Mountain that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of North Mountain.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This North Mountain is located in Augusta County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Mountain that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of North Mountain.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Mountain ...
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 Pool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Cherry Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Ernstville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Falling Waters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Falling Waters Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Falling Waters Ferry is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Ferry
- Four Locks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Spring Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Greenspring Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
- Hedgesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Little Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Runners Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Runners Ferry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runners Ferry
- Spring Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Tomahawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Two Locks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Two Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Locks
How Far From North Mountain 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 North Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Mountain and extending to:
- Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the South.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from North Mountain to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Mountain) 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 North Mountain 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 North Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5634, Longitude: -77.9803 In this case, the coordinates for North Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.409 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.132 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.861 degrees. |
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