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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 College Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 College Estates:
- 39.433713, -77.419708
- 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 College Estates
- 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 College Estates 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 College Estates
Communities Also Named College Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named College Estates.
Within Maryland, the name College Estates is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This College Estates is located in Bibb County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the College Estates that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of College Estates.
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This College Estates is located in Rockingham County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the College Estates that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of College Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near College Estates ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Christophers Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
- Clover Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cloverview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
- Evergreen Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
- Field Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
- Frederick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Golf View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golf View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
- Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Grove Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Harmony Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Howards Retreat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
- Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Meadowcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- 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 south)
- Rosedale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shookstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shookstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Taskers Chance
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
- Tulip Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Winter Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winter Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
- Woodlawn Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Workmans Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill
How Far From College Estates 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 College Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Estates and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from College Estates 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 42 miles [67.6 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 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 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 from Point A (ie- College Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 College Estates 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 College Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4337, Longitude: -77.4197 In this case, the coordinates for College Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.082 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.74 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.67 degrees. |
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