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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 Fort Deterick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Deterick 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 Fort Deterick:
- 39.435380, -77.428597
- 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 Fort Deterick
- 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 Fort Deterick is near Washington County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Fort Deterick
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Deterick ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Christophers Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
- Clover Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cloverview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
- Deer Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Evergreen Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
- Field Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
- Frederick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
- Golf View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golf View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
- Grove Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harmony Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Howards Retreat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
- Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Meadowcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
- Monarch Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Rocky Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shookstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shookstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Taskers Chance
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
- Winpenny Tell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
- Winter Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winter Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
- Woodlawn Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Workmans Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill
How Far From Fort Deterick 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 Fort Deterick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Deterick and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Deterick to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 42 miles [67.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Deterick) 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 Fort Deterick 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 Fort Deterick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4354, Longitude: -77.4286 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Deterick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.087 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.673 degrees. |
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