Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Park:
  • 39.411213, -77.426375
  • 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 Catoctin Park

• 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 Catoctin Park is near Montgomery County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Catoctin Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Catoctin Park ...

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.

• Clear View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clear View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
• Evergreen Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
• Field Pointe
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
• Frederick
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
• Golf View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Golf View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
• Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Grove Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Kingsbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
• Maplewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Meadowcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
• Monarch Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
• Mountain Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Overlook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Overlook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Robin Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
  • Rocky Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Rosedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Shookstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Taskers Chance
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
  • Tulip Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
  • Windy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
  • Winter Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
  • Woodlawn Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
  • Workmans Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill

How Far From Catoctin Park 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Catoctin Park and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Catoctin Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'