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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Arnoldtown:
    • 39.409545, -77.605823
    • 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 Arnoldtown
  • 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 Arnoldtown is near Washington County and also Loudoun 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 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 Arnoldtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arnoldtown ...

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.

  • Chestnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Copperfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Copperfield is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Corner House
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Corner House is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner House
  • Gapland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Homers Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
  • Lamb Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lamb Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Knolls
  • Lewis Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
  • Locust Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Locust Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Park Hall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Park Hall is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hall
    • Petersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Petersville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Slabtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Slabtown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Spoolsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spoolsville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoolsville
    • Station Roads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Station Roads is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
    • Valley Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Valley Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Overlook

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Arnoldtown to Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two 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 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arnoldtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Arnoldtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arnoldtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4095, Longitude: -77.6058       In this case, the coordinates for Arnoldtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.195 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.865 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.759 degrees.