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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 Eastview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastview 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 Eastview:
    • 39.437324, -77.472486
    • 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 Eastview
  • 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 Eastview is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Eastview

Communities Also Named Eastview ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Eastview.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Eastview.

Beyond Maryland, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Eastview is located in Carroll County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Eastview.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This Eastview is located in Mississippi County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Eastview.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Eastview [Los Angeles County].
    • Georgia
      • Richmond County
      • This Eastview is located in Richmond County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Eastview.
    • Kansas
      • Lyon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eastview [Lyon County].
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Eastview is located in Hardin County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Eastview.
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This Eastview is located in Jones County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Eastview.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Eastview [Taney County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Eastview is located in Cheshire County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Eastview.
    • New Mexico
      • Valencia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Eastview [Valencia County].
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Eastview is located in Westchester County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Eastview.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Eastview [Montgomery County].
    • Ontario
      • This Eastview lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Eastview is located in Greene County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Eastview.
      • McNairy County
      • This Eastview is located in McNairy County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the west southwest of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Eastview.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Eastview is located in Davis County and lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Eastview.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Eastview is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km] to the west northwest of the Eastview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Eastview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastview ...

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Christophers Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
  • Clover Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Deer Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
  • Fountain Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Golf View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Grove Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Hilltop Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
  • Howards Retreat
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Irongate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Irongate is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Meadowcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
    • Monarch Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
    • Mountain View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Roberts Retreat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
    • Rocky Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Round Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Shookstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Taskers Chance
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Winpenny Tell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
    • Winter Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Winterborn
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
    • Woodlawn Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Yellow Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastview and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Eastview to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 43 miles [69.2 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Eastview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Eastview 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.
<3>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 Eastview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Eastview 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 Eastview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4373, Longitude: -77.4725       In this case, the coordinates for Eastview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.113 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.776 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.691 degrees.