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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 Chadwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chadwick 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 Chadwick:
    • 39.323993, -77.258595
    • 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 Chadwick
  • 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 Chadwick is near Montgomery County and also Carroll 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Chadwick

Communities Also Named Chadwick ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Chadwick.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Chadwick.

Beyond Maryland, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Harford County
      • This Chadwick is located in Harford County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chadwick that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Chadwick.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Chadwick [Perry County].
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Chadwick [Faulkner County].
    • Illinois
      • Carroll County
      • This Chadwick is located in Carroll County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chadwick that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Chadwick.
      • DeKalb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Chadwick [DeKalb County].
    • Michigan
      • Ionia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Chadwick [Ionia County].
    • Missouri
      • Christian County
      • This Chadwick is located in Christian County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the west of the Chadwick that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Chadwick.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Chadwick is located in Ocean County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chadwick that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Chadwick.
    • North Carolina
      • Jones County
      • This Chadwick is located in Jones County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the south of the Chadwick that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Chadwick.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Chadwick [Mecklenburg County].
    • North Dakota
      • Sioux County
      • This Chadwick is located in Sioux County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chadwick that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sioux County community of Chadwick.
    • Ohio
      • Morgan County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chadwick [Morgan County].
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This Chadwick is located in Pickens County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chadwick that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Chadwick.
    • Texas
      • Lampasas County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lampasas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lampasas County community of Chadwick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chadwick ...

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.

  • Englandtowne
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Englandtowne is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englandtowne
  • Fountain Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
  • Friendship
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Friendship is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Friendship Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Friendship Knolls is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Knolls
  • Gently Savage
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gently Savage is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gently Savage
  • Green Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Green Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Harmony Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony Hall is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Highview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Highview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Land of Promise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Land of Promise is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Promise
  • Lewisdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lewisdale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Pleasant Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rattle Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
    • Rolling Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Green is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
    • Stonelake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonelake is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
    • Sugarloaf Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sugarloaf Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Overlook
    • Sunnybrook Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
    • Tranquility
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Tranquility is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Wolf Den Spring
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chadwick to Frederick, with an average speed<4> 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 47 miles [75.6 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chadwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Chadwick could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chadwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Chadwick 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 Chadwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3240, Longitude: -77.2586       In this case, the coordinates for Chadwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.993 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.623 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.643 degrees.