Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Catoctin Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catoctin Furnace and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Catoctin Furnace
- 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 Catoctin Furnace:
- 39.579597, -77.433603
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Catoctin Furnace
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Catoctin Furnace is near Washington County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Catoctin Furnace ...
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.
- Altogether
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altogether have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altogether
- Altogether is located in Frederick County
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Frederick County
- Free Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Farms
- Free Farms is located in Frederick County
- Graceham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Heatherview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherview
- Heatherview is located in Frederick County
- Jimtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jimtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jimtown
- From Catoctin Furnace to Jimtown
- Leisure Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Mountain
- Leisure Mountain is located in Frederick County
- Lewistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Frederick County
- Lost Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Middlepoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlepoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlepoint
- Middlepoint is located in Frederick County
- Poplar Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Knob
- Poplar Knob is located in Frederick County
- Sunday
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Whispering Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Frederick County
How Far From Catoctin Furnace 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 Catoctin Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Catoctin Furnace and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Catoctin Furnace to Frederick, with an average speed<4> 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 65 miles [104.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Catoctin Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Catoctin Furnace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Catoctin Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5796, Longitude: -77.4336 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Catoctin Furnace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.081 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.762 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.619 degrees. |