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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 Catoctin View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catoctin View and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 View:
    • 39.612601, -77.034982
    • 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 View
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Catoctin View is near Frederick County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 View

Communities Also Named Catoctin View ...

We found one communities that are also named Catoctin View.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Catoctin View.

Beyond Maryland.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Frederick County
      • This Catoctin View is located in Frederick County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest of the Catoctin View that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Catoctin View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Catoctin View ...

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.

  • Advocates Choice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
  • Daisy Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
  • Eden Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
  • Fountain Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
  • Furnace Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
  • Jasontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jasontown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
  • Locust Neck Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
  • Mayberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayberry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Michaels Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Shoemakers Lot
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
  • Sunset Vista
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
  • Union Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Union Mills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
  • Whispering Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Catoctin View and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Catoctin View to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 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 from Point A (ie- Catoctin View) 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 Catoctin View 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 Catoctin View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6126, Longitude: -77.0350       In this case, the coordinates for Catoctin View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.841 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.494 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.435 degrees.