Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Araby View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Araby View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Araby 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 Araby View:
- 39.353992, -77.385541
- 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 Araby 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:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Araby View is near Montgomery County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Araby 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.
- Big Woods Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Woods Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Estates
- Big Woods Estates is located in Frederick County
- Burnt Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hickory
- Burnt Hickory is located in Frederick County
- Clear View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Clear View is located in Frederick County
- Country Side
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
- Country Side is located in Frederick County
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Evergreen Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
- Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
- Field Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
- Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
- Flint Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Frederick County
- Frederick Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
- Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Hope Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hope Valley Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley Hills
- Hope Valley Hills is located in Frederick County
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- Hunting Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County
- Kingsbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
- Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
- Lime Kiln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Michaels Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michaels Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Mill
- Michaels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Mountain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Park Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Reels Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reels Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Robin Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
- Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
- Stone Barn Station
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Barn Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Barn Station
- Stone Barn Station is located in Frederick County
- Tulip Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
- Windy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
- Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
- Hunting Hills
How Far From Araby View 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 Araby View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Araby View and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Araby View 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 36 miles [57.9 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 over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Araby View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Araby View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Araby View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3540, Longitude: -77.3855 In this case, the coordinates for Araby View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Araby View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.067 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.711 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.686 degrees. |