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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 Comus Sugarloaf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Comus Sugarloaf 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 Comus Sugarloaf:
- 39.255660, -77.370541
- 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 Comus Sugarloaf
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Comus Sugarloaf is near Frederick County and also Loudoun 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 Loudoun 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 Comus Sugarloaf
Curious and Interesting Names Near Comus Sugarloaf ...
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.
- Big Woods Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Woods Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Acres
- Big Woods Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Woods Estates is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Estates
- Burnt Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Hickory is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hickory
- Flint Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Furnace Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
- Green Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenfield Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Hickory Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hope Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hope Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill
- Hope Valley Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hope Valley Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley Hills
- Michaels Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Mill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Miles Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Miles Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
- Park Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Rangers Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rangers Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangers Woods
- Rolling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Green is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Stone Barn Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stone Barn Station is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Barn Station
- Stronghold
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stronghold is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
- Sugarloaf Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarloaf Vista is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Vista
How Far From Comus Sugarloaf 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 Comus Sugarloaf to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Comus Sugarloaf and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Comus Sugarloaf to Rockville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Comus Sugarloaf) 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 Comus Sugarloaf 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 Comus Sugarloaf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2557, Longitude: -77.3705 In this case, the coordinates for Comus Sugarloaf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.064 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.693 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.717 degrees. |
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