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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 Runners Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Runners Ferry 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 Runners Ferry:
- 39.618985, -78.020834
- 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 Runners 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Runners Ferry 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 Runners Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Runners 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.
- Big Pool
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Cherry Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Ernstville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Four Locks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Spring Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Greenspring Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
- Hedgesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Mountain Vistas
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain Vistas is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vistas
- Park Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Head is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Head
- Sleepy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
How Far From Runners Ferry 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 Runners Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Runners Ferry and extending to:
- Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Runners Ferry to Martinsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 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 '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- Runners Ferry) 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 Runners Ferry 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 Runners Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6190, Longitude: -78.0208 In this case, the coordinates for Runners Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.43 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.164 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.858 degrees. |
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