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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 Ballenger Creek Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ballenger Creek Meadows and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Ballenger Creek Meadows
  • 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 Ballenger Creek Meadows:
    • 39.387602, -77.449986
    • 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 Ballenger Creek Meadows
  • 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 Ballenger Creek Meadows 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 Ballenger Creek Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ballenger Creek Meadows ...

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.

  • Clear View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Clear View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
  • Country Side
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Country Side is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
  • Evergreen Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
  • Field Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
  • Frederick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Frederick Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
  • Golf View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Grove Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Kings Kingdom
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
  • Kingsbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
  • Lime Kiln
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Maplewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Meadowcrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
    • Monarch Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
    • Mountain Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Roberts Retreat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
    • Robin Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Shookstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Skyline Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sunset View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sunset View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Taskers Chance
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Tulip Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
    • Windy Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
    • Winter Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Winterborn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
    • Woodlawn Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Wye Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek

How Far From Ballenger Creek Meadows 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 Ballenger Creek Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • 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 Ballenger Creek Meadows 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 40 miles [64.4 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 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ballenger Creek Meadows) 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 Ballenger Creek Meadows 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 Ballenger Creek Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3876, Longitude: -77.4500       In this case, the coordinates for Ballenger Creek Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.103 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.757 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.70 degrees.