Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Darby Delight, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darby Delight and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Darby Delight

• 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 Darby Delight:
  • 39.413992, -77.215260
  • 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 Darby Delight

• 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 Darby Delight 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 Darby Delight

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darby Delight ...

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.

• Burrier Knob
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Burrier Knob is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrier Knob
• Elliot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elliot is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
• Fox Pass
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Pass is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pass
• Fuller
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fuller is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Harvest Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
• Harvest Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
• Heise
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Heise is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
• Hickory Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Hoot'N Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoot'N Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
• Islands of Balmoral
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Islands of Balmoral is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islands of Balmoral
• Jacobs Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacobs Run is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
• Kelly Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Liberty Knolls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
  • Longview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Longview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Mill Bottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Bottom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bottom
  • Nightingale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Nightingale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
  • Peace and Plenty
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Peace and Plenty is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace and Plenty
  • Rising Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
  • Rolling Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Skyline Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
  • Stonelake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stonelake is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
  • Treasure Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
  • Unionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Unionville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Windsong Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms
  • Winter Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Winter Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
  • Woodspring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodspring is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodspring

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Darby Delight and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Darby Delight to Frederick, with an average speed<2> 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'