Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Boss Arnold Village

• 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 Boss Arnold Village:
  • 39.327879, -77.576655
  • 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 Boss Arnold Village

• 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 Boss Arnold Village is near Loudoun County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Boss Arnold Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boss Arnold Village ...

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.

• Copperfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Copperfield is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
• Lewis Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
• Merry Midnight
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Merry Midnight is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Midnight
• Olive
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Olive is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
• Petersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Petersville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Potomac Overlook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Potomac Overlook is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
• Rice
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rice is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
• Roundtree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Roundtree is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtree
• Slabtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Springview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Springview is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
• Sunrise
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunrise is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

How Far From Boss Arnold Village 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 Boss Arnold Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boss Arnold Village to Frederick, with an average speed<2> 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'