Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alpine View:
  • 39.533989, -77.570544
  • 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 Alpine View

• 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Alpine View is near Washington County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Alpine View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alpine View ...

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.

• Bagtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bagtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagtown
• Blank
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Blank is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blank
• Fishers Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishers Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Hollow
• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Five Forks is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Frostown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Frostown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Harmony Knolls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
• Harp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harp is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
• Highfields
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Highfields is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Jerusalem
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jerusalem is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Lens Rambles
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lens Rambles is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lens Rambles
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Lost Eden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lost Eden is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
  • Meadow Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadow Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Meeting House Overlook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Meeting House Overlook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Overlook
  • Middlepoint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Middlepoint is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlepoint
  • Pleasant Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
  • Shady Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Station Roads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Station Roads is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
  • Turkey Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
  • Vista Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
  • Wolfsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wolfsville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville
  • Wolfsville Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wolfsville Crossing is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville Crossing
  • Woodland Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Woodland Way is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Way

How Far From Alpine View 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 Alpine View to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alpine View to Frederick, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'