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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 Doubs Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doubs Mill 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 Doubs Mill:
    • 39.578154, -77.654158
    • 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 Doubs Mill
  • 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 Doubs Mill is near Frederick County and also Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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 Doubs Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doubs Mill ...

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.

  • Bagtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bagtown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagtown
  • Beaver Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Blank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blank is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blank
  • Chewsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chewsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
  • Crest Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crest Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Valley
  • Funkstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Greystone Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greystone Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Hills
  • Jugtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jugtown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
  • Londontowne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Londontowne is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
  • Mapleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mapleville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pleasant Walk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
    • Pondsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pondsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
    • Sycamore Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
    • Wolfsville Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolfsville Crossing is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville Crossing

How Far From Doubs Mill 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 Doubs Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Doubs Mill to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 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- Doubs Mill) 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 Doubs Mill 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 Doubs Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5782, Longitude: -77.6542       In this case, the coordinates for Doubs Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.213 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.911 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.715 degrees.