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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 Grossnickle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grossnickle and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Grossnickle:
    • 39.530101, -77.233038
    • 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 Grossnickle
  • 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 Grossnickle is near Carroll County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Grossnickle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grossnickle ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Copper Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
  • Fairhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Good Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill
  • Hidden Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
  • Johnsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Johnsville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Ladiesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
  • Liberty Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Forest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Forest
  • Liberty Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
  • Libertytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Libertytown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
  • Quaker Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
  • Quarry View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quarry View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry View
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rabbit Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
    • Union Bridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Unionville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Winter Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Winter Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
    • Wolfs Den
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grossnickle to Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving 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 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grossnickle) 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 Grossnickle 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 Grossnickle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5301, Longitude: -77.2330       In this case, the coordinates for Grossnickle 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 303.622 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.552 degrees.