Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blackberry Hills

• 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 Blackberry Hills:
  • 39.703708, -77.359709
  • 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 Blackberry Hills

• 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 Blackberry Hills is near Adams County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Blackberry Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackberry Hills ...

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.

• Distant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Distant View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant View
• Fairplay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairplay is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Fountain Dale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Dale is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
• Fourpoints
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fourpoints is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourpoints
• Friends Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Friends Creek is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Creek
• Glass
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glass is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Jacks Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
• Jones
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jones is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Longs ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Longs is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
• Lost Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lost Valley is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
• Ridgeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeview is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Shanks Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shanks Mill is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Mill
• Silo Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Silo Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo Hill
• Thornbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Thornbrook is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Blackberry Hills and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Blackberry Hills to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 58 miles [93.3 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 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'