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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 Fox Ridge Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Ridge Estates 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 Fox Ridge Estates:
- 39.322604, -77.209983
- 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 Fox Ridge Estates
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Fox Ridge Estates is near Frederick County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Fox Ridge Estates
Communities Also Named Fox Ridge Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Fox Ridge Estates.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Fox Ridge Estates.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Fox Ridge Estates in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Baltimore County
- This Fox Ridge Estates is located in Baltimore County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fox Ridge Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Fox Ridge Estates.
- Frederick County
- This Fox Ridge Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north of the Fox Ridge Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Fox Ridge Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Houston County
- This Fox Ridge Estates is located in Houston County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fox Ridge Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Fox Ridge Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Ridge Estates ...
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.
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Damascus Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Damascus Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Gardens
- Diamond View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Diamond View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond View
- Englandtowne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Englandtowne is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englandtowne
- Fountain Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Knolls
- Gently Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gently Savage is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gently Savage
- Green Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harmony Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Harvest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Highview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Kelly Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
- Kings Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Lewisdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
- Long Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mill Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bottom is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bottom
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quail Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rattle Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Skyline Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
- Stonelake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonelake is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
- Sugarloaf Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarloaf Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Overlook
- Sunnybrook Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Tranquility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Treasure Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
- Wolf Den Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring
How Far From Fox Ridge Estates 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 Fox Ridge Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox Ridge Estates and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Fox Ridge Estates to Rockville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fox Ridge Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fox Ridge Estates 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 Fox Ridge Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3226, Longitude: -77.2100 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Ridge Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.965 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.59 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.623 degrees. |
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