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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 Devon Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devon Farms 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 Devon Farms:
    • 39.507879, -77.374429
    • 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 Devon Farms
  • 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 Devon Farms is near Carroll County and also Washington 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 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 Devon Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Devon Farms ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Campers Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Campers Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campers Hill
  • Charlesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlesville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Christophers Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
  • Clover Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
  • Colony Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Colony Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
  • Copper Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
  • Discovery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Discovery is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
  • Fountain Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Rock is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Rock
  • Green Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Harmony Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
    • Harmony Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Harmony Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
    • Heatherview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Heatherview is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherview
    • Indian Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Lewistown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewistown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Locust Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Locust Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Mount Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Pleasant Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Oaks is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Oaks
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Retreat Grove ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Retreat Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Grove
    • Scouts Knoll
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
    • Silver Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Ten Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ten Oaks is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Oaks
    • Troutville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Troutville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
    • Walkersville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Winpenny Tell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
    • Workmans Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill
    • Yellow Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

How Far From Devon Farms 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 Devon Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Devon Farms and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Devon Farms 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two 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 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Devon Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Devon Farms 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 Devon Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5079, Longitude: -77.3744       In this case, the coordinates for Devon Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.05 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.716 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.621 degrees.