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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 Coldstream, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coldstream 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 Coldstream:
    • 39.413158, -77.309428
    • 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 Coldstream
  • 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 Coldstream is near Carroll County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Coldstream

Communities Also Named Coldstream ...

We found nine communities that are also named Coldstream.

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

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, five are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Harford County
      • This Coldstream is located in Harford County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Coldstream.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Coldstream lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coldstream that is located in Frederick County.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Coldstream is located in Fulton County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coldstream that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Coldstream.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Coldstream is located in Jefferson County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west of the Coldstream that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Coldstream.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Coldstream lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Frederick County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Coldstream lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Frederick County.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Coldstream [Hamilton County].
    • Ontario
      • This Coldstream lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coldstream that is located in Frederick County.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Coldstream is located in Lexington County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Coldstream that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Coldstream.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coldstream ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Alpine is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Aspen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Aspen is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
  • Elliot
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Elliot is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Hartman
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hartman is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Honey Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Honey Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
  • Hoot'N Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hoot'N Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
  • Hunting Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Islands of Balmoral
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Islands of Balmoral is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islands of Balmoral
  • Longview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Longview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Martin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Martin is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Nightingale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Nightingale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
    • Pleasant Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Heights is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
    • Pleasant Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Oaks is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Oaks
    • Silver Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill

How Far From Coldstream to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coldstream to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the West.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Coldstream 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 38 miles [61.2 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 over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coldstream) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Coldstream 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>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.
<4>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 Coldstream 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 Coldstream. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4132, Longitude: -77.3094       In this case, the coordinates for Coldstream have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.018 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.664 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.63 degrees.