Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Village:
  • 39.438991, -77.414152
  • 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 Village

• 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 Antietam Village is near Montgomery County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Antietam Village ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Cherry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Christophers Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
• Clover Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cloverview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cloverview is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
• Field Pointe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
• Frederick
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
• Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Grove Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Harmony Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Howards Retreat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Meadowcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Overlook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Overlook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Retreat Grove ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Retreat Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Grove
  • Rocky Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Rosedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Shookstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Taskers Chance
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
  • Woodlawn Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
  • Workmans Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill

How Far From Antietam Village 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 Village 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 Village and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Antietam Village to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'