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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 Dickerson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickerson 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 Dickerson:
- 39.220071, -77.424325
- 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 Dickerson
- 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 Dickerson 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 Dickerson
Communities Also Named Dickerson ...
We found seven communities that are also named Dickerson.
Within Maryland, the name Dickerson is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Dickerson [Fresno County].
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- This Dickerson is located in Champaign County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the west of the Dickerson that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Dickerson.
- Kansas
- Pratt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dickerson [Pratt County].
- Mississippi
- Coahoma County
- This Dickerson is located in Coahoma County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dickerson that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Dickerson.
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- This Dickerson is located in Craven County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the south of the Dickerson that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Dickerson.
- Granville County
- This Dickerson is located in Granville County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the south southwest of the Dickerson that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Dickerson.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Dickerson is located in Montgomery County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dickerson that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Dickerson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickerson ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Woods Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Acres
- Elizabeths Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elizabeths Delight is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Delight
- Furnace Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
- Greenfield Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Lees Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Natural Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Woods
- Park Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Stronghold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stronghold is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
How Far From Dickerson 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 Dickerson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dickerson and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dickerson to Rockville, with an average speed<4> 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 52 miles [83.7 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 over 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dickerson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Dickerson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Dickerson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dickerson 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 Dickerson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2201, Longitude: -77.4243 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.099 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.726 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.754 degrees. |
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