Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frederick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frederick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Frederick
- 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 Frederick:
- 39.414201, -77.411006
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Frederick
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Frederick is near Montgomery County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Frederick ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Frederick.
Within Maryland, the name Frederick is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Frederick lies 2,210 miles [3,556.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Frederick that is located in Frederick County.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Frederick [Lyon County].
- Rice County
- This Frederick is located in Rice County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the west of the Frederick that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Frederick.
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- Although located in Beaufort County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Frederick.
- Ohio
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Frederick [Knox County].
- Mahoning County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Frederick [Mahoning County].
- Miami County
- This Frederick is located in Miami County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west of the Frederick that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Frederick.
- Scioto County
- This Frederick is located in Scioto County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the west of the Frederick that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Frederick.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Frederick lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Frederick that is located in Frederick County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- West Virginia
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frederick ...
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.
- Clear View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Clear View is located in Frederick County
- Evergreen Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
- Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
- Field Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
- Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
- Golf View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Grove Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
- Harmony Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
- Kingsbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
- Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Mountain Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Taskers Chance
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taskers Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
- Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
- Tulip Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
- Windy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
- Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
- Woodlawn Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Workmans Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Workmans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill
- Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
- Spring Valley
How Far From Frederick 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 Frederick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frederick and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Frederick to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 40 miles [64.4 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 over two days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Frederick: www.cityoffrederick.com/
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Frederick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frederick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4142, Longitude: -77.4110 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Frederick could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Frederick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Frederick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.078 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.733 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.673 degrees. |