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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 Bessie Clemson Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bessie Clemson Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bessie Clemson Heights:
- 39.484824, -77.202482
- 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 Bessie Clemson Heights
- 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 Bessie Clemson Heights is near Carroll County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Bessie Clemson Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bessie Clemson Heights ...
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.
- Burrier Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burrier Knob is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrier Knob
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chestnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Cover ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cover is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
- Covers Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
- Fairhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Fox Pass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Pass is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pass
- Fuller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Grossnickle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
- Harvest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Heise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heise is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
- Holler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holler is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holler
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Johnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Liberty Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Forest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Forest
- Liberty Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
- Libertytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Sams Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Winter Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winter Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
How Far From Bessie Clemson Heights 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 Bessie Clemson Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bessie Clemson Heights and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bessie Clemson Heights to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bessie Clemson Heights) 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 Bessie Clemson Heights 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 Bessie Clemson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4848, Longitude: -77.2025 In this case, the coordinates for Bessie Clemson Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.949 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.598 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.557 degrees. |
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