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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 Unger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Unger 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 Unger:
- 39.436765, -78.253894
- 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 Unger
- 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 Unger is near Frederick County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Unger
Communities Also Named Unger ...
We found one communities that are also named Unger.
Within West Virginia, the name Unger is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Unger in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Choctaw County
- This Unger is located in Choctaw County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Unger that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Unger.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Unger ...
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.
- Baileys Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
- Cross Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duckwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Duckwall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwall
- Elk Branch ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Branch is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Branch
- Good
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Goose Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goose Nest is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Nest
- Green Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Spring is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Jones Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
- Light ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Light is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Nordic Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Rolling Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shanghai
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Timber Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Union Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Wildwood Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Unger 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 Unger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Unger and extending to:
- Berkeley Springs, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Unger to Berkeley Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 196 miles [315.4 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Unger) 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 Unger 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 Unger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4368, Longitude: -78.2539 In this case, the coordinates for Unger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.581 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.307 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.027 degrees. |
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