Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deer Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deer Park
- 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 Deer Park:
- 39.423961, -79.325978
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Deer Park
- 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 Garrett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Since Deer Park is near Mineral County and also Preston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- eBird sighting report for Preston 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Deer Park ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Deer Park.
There are five communities within Maryland that are also named Deer Park.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 29 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Baltimore County
- Charles County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Deer Park lies 2,004 miles [3,225.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Garrett County.
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Deer Park is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,205 miles [3,548.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Deer Park.
- Napa County
- This Deer Park is located in Napa County and lies 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km] to the west northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Deer Park.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Deer Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Deer Park that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Deer Park.
- Osceola County
- This Deer Park is located in Osceola County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the south of the Deer Park that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Deer Park.
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Deer Park is located in La Salle County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Deer Park.
- Lake County
- This Deer Park is located in Lake County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km] to the west northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Deer Park.
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Newport News City
- This Deer Park is located in Newport News City and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deer Park that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Deer Park.
- Prince William County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Deer Park [Prince William County].
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Park ...
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.
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Crosstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Elk Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Elk Garden is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Garden <4>
- Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Fricks Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fricks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Crossing
- Fricks Crossing is located in Garrett County
- Green Glade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Glade
- Green Glade is located in Garrett County
- Lake Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Red House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Standard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Deer Park 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 town such as Deer Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer Park and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Deer Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deer Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4240, Longitude: -79.3260 In this case, the coordinates for Deer Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Deer Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Deer Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.228 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.04 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.497 degrees. |