Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gambrill South:
  • 39.466768, -77.516376
  • 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 Gambrill South

• 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 Gambrill South is near Washington County and also Loudoun 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 Loudoun 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 Gambrill South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gambrill South ...

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.

• Cherry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Cross Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
• Deer Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
• Fishers Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fishers Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Hollow
• Fountain Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
• Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harmony is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Harmony Knolls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
• Hawbottom
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
• Highfields
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highfields is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
• Highland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hilltop Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
• Homers Delight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Howards Retreat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Irongate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Irongate is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Meadowcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
  • Mountain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Rocky Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Round Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Shookstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
  • Spoolsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Spoolsville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoolsville
  • Station Roads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Station Roads is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
  • Turkey Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
  • Vista Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
  • Winpenny Tell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
  • Winter Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
  • Winterborn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
  • Yellow Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

How Far From Gambrill South 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 Gambrill South to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Gambrill South 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 46 miles [74 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 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'