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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 Beaver Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Creek Estates 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 Beaver Creek Estates:
    • 39.605653, -77.619991
    • 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 Beaver Creek Estates
  • 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 Beaver Creek Estates is near Frederick County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Beaver Creek Estates

Communities Also Named Beaver Creek Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Beaver Creek Estates.

Within Maryland, the name Beaver Creek Estates is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Beaver Creek Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Beaver Creek Estates is located in Knox County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beaver Creek Estates that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Beaver Creek Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Creek Estates ...

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.

  • Bagtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bagtown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagtown
  • Beaver Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Cavetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cavetown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Chewsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chewsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
  • Crest Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crest Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Valley
  • Greenvale Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
  • Havenwood Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Havenwood Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood Hills
  • Holiday Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Holiday Farms is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Farms
  • Jugtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jugtown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
  • Londontowne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Londontowne is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
  • Pondsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pondsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
  • Sycamore Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaver Creek Estates and extending to:

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Beaver Creek Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Beaver Creek Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Beaver Creek Estates 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 Beaver Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6057, Longitude: -77.6200       In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Creek Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.191 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.89 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.689 degrees.