Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Amelung Estates:
  • 39.302048, -77.404152
  • 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 Amelung Estates

• 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 Amelung Estates is near Montgomery County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Amelung Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amelung Estates ...

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.

• Burnt Hickory
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Hickory is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hickory
• Flint Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Flint Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Greenfield Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
• Heritage Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hope Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hope Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill
• Hope Valley Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hope Valley Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley Hills
• Lime Kiln
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
• Michaels Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Michaels Mill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Mill
• Park Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Park Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
• Stone Barn Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone Barn Station is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Barn Station
• Stronghold
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stronghold is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold

How Far From Amelung Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Amelung Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the North.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Amelung Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'