Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Stotlers Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stotlers Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stotlers Crossroads

• 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 Stotlers Crossroads:
  • 39.509142, -78.221814
  • 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 Stotlers 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Stotlers Crossroads is near Berkeley County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Stotlers Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stotlers 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.

• Bath
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bath is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
• Duckwall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Duckwall is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwall
• Elk Branch ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elk Branch is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Branch
• Goose Nest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Goose Nest is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Nest
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Jimtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jimtown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Jones Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
• Ridersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ridersville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
• Shady Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Shanghai
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Sir Johns Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
• Tomahawk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tomahawk is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk

How Far From Stotlers Crossroads 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 Stotlers Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stotlers Crossroads and extending to:

• Berkeley Springs, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the North.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Stotlers Crossroads 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'