Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Antietam Heights:
  • 39.476489, -77.694992
  • 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 Antietam Heights

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Antietam Heights ...

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.

• Appletown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Appletown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appletown
• Chestnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Dogtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dogtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Fairplay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairplay is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <1>
• Flickersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Flickersville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickersville
• Greystone Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greystone Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Hills
• Horse Shoe Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Horse Shoe Bend is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Bend
• Locust Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mousetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mousetown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetown
• Park Hall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Hall is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hall
• Porterstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Porterstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
• Red Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Springvale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Springvale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale

How Far From Antietam Heights 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 Antietam Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Antietam Heights and extending to:

• Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Antietam Heights to Hagerstown, with an average speed<3> 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'