Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Graceham:
  • 39.614265, -77.381653
  • 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 Graceham

• 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 Graceham is near Carroll County and also Washington 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Graceham

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graceham ...

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.

• Altogether
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Altogether is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altogether
• Distant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Distant View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant View
• Flint
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flint is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Free Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Free Farms is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Farms
• Jimtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jimtown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Jones
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Locust Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Locust Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Poplar Knob
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Knob is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Knob
• Ridgeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ridgeview is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Rocky Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ridge <1>
• Sunday
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunday is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday
• Thornbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Thornbrook is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
• Troutville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Troutville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
• Whispering Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Graceham and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Graceham to Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'