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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 Fountain Rock Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain Rock Manor 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 Fountain Rock Manor:
- 39.491768, -77.343039
- 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 Fountain Rock Manor
- 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 Fountain Rock Manor is near Carroll County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Fountain Rock Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain Rock Manor ...
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.
- Campers Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campers Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campers Hill
- Chestnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Colony Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Copper Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
- Discovery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Discovery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
- Fountain Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fountain Rock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Rock
- Green Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Harmony Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pleasant Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Oaks
- Pleasant Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Retreat Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Grove
- Scouts Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
- Silver Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Ten Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ten Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Oaks
- Walkersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Fountain Rock Manor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fountain Rock Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fountain Rock Manor and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Fountain Rock Manor 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fountain Rock Manor) 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 Fountain Rock Manor 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 Fountain Rock Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4918, Longitude: -77.3430 In this case, the coordinates for Fountain Rock Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.033 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.693 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.614 degrees. |
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