The 18-mile Mount Vernon Trail is one of the Washington, D.C. Metro area's most popular trails. Just across the Potomac River from D.C. in Virginia, the trail links Theodore Roosevelt Island Park with George Washington's Estate in Mount Vernon.
Gilead, area of ancient Palestine east of the Jordan River, corresponding to modern northwestern Jordan. The region is bounded in the north by the YarmÅ«k River and in the southwest by what were known in ancient times as the âplains of Moabâ; to the east there is no definite boundary.
Gilboa-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Ohio state average. It is 45% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 6/8/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the Gilboa village center killed 17 people and injured 379 people.