|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Edinburg Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edinburg Forest 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 Edinburg Forest:
- 39.431213, -77.506654
- 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 Edinburg Forest
- 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 Edinburg Forest 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 Edinburg Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edinburg Forest ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cross Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
- Deer Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Fountain Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Golf View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golf View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
- Grove Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Hawbottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
- Hilltop Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
- Homers Delight
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
- Howards Retreat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 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 northeast)
- Irongate is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kings Kingdom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
- Meadowcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
- Monarch Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 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 southeast)
- Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
- Rocky Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Round Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Round Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Shookstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shookstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
- Skyline Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
- Spoolsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spoolsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoolsville
- Sunset View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Taskers Chance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
- Winter Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winter Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
- Winterborn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Winterborn is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
- Woodlawn Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Wye Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek
How Far From Edinburg Forest 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 Edinburg Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Edinburg Forest 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 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Edinburg Forest to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Edinburg Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Edinburg Forest 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 Edinburg Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4312, Longitude: -77.5067 In this case, the coordinates for Edinburg Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.134 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.799 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.708 degrees. |
|
|