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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 Country Squire Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Squire Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Country Squire Estates
  • 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 Country Squire Estates:
    • 39.682318, -77.574157
    • 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 Country Squire 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Country Squire Estates is near Franklin County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Country Squire Estates

Communities Also Named Country Squire Estates ...

We found three communities that are also named Country Squire Estates.

Within Maryland, the name Country Squire Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Country Squire Estates is located in Mobile County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Country Squire Estates that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Country Squire Estates.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Country Squire Estates is located in Saratoga County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Squire Estates that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Country Squire Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Country Squire Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Squire Estates that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Country Squire Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Squire 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.

  • Beartown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Browns Store ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Browns Store is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
  • Cascade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cascade is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cavetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cavetown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Chewsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chewsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
  • Crest Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Crest Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Valley
  • Foxville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
  • Greenvale Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
  • Havenwood Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Havenwood Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood Hills
  • Highfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Highfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
  • Highfield - Cascade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
  • Holiday Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Farms is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Farms
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Hunter Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
    • Jugtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jugtown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
    • Pondsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pondsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
    • Rocky Forge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Forge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forge
    • Sycamore Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights

How Far From Country Squire 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 Country Squire Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Country Squire Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Country Squire Estates) 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 Country Squire 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 Country Squire Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6823, Longitude: -77.5742       In this case, the coordinates for Country Squire Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.158 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.865 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.64 degrees.