Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fishers Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fishers Hollow and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fishers Hollow

• 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 Fishers Hollow:
  • 39.507601, -77.513043
  • 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 Fishers Hollow

• 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 Fishers Hollow is near Washington County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Fishers Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fishers Hollow ...

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.

• Cross Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Harmony is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Harmony Knolls
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
• Harp
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harp is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
• Hawbottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
• Highfields
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Highfields is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
• Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Highland is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Lost Eden
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lost Eden is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
• Meeting House Overlook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Meeting House Overlook is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Overlook
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Turkey Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
• Vista Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fishers Hollow and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Fishers Hollow 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 49 miles [78.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'