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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 Darby - Lux, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darby - Lux 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 Darby - Lux:
    • 39.428714, -77.252205
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Darby - Lux
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darby - Lux ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Frederick County
  • Aspen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
    • Aspen is located in Frederick County
  • Burrier Knob
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrier Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrier Knob
    • Burrier Knob is located in Frederick County
  • Chestnut Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Coldstream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldstream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
    • Coldstream is located in Frederick County
  • Elliot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Elliot is located in Frederick County
  • Fox Pass
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pass
    • Fox Pass is located in Frederick County
  • Heise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
    • Heise is located in Frederick County
  • Hickory Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Islands of Balmoral
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islands of Balmoral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islands of Balmoral
    • Islands of Balmoral is located in Frederick County
  • Liberty Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
    • Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
  • Libertytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
    • Libertytown is located in Frederick County
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    • Longview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Frederick County
    • Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
      • Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Nightingale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nightingale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
      • Nightingale is located in Frederick County
    • Peace and Plenty
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace and Plenty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace and Plenty
      • Peace and Plenty is located in Frederick County
    • Pleasant Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
      • Pleasant Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Silver Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
      • Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Ten Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Oaks
      • Ten Oaks is located in Frederick County
    • Winter Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
      • Winter Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Woodspring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodspring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodspring
      • Woodspring is located in Frederick County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Darby - Lux 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 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Darby - Lux 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 most of 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 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Darby - Lux) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darby - Lux. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4287, Longitude: -77.2522       In this case, the coordinates for Darby - Lux have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Darby - Lux to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.983 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.627 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.60 degrees.