Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harmony Knolls:
  • 39.498712, -77.535821
  • 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 Harmony Knolls

• 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 Harmony Knolls is near Washington County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Harmony Knolls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmony Knolls ...

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.

• Cross Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
• Fishers Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fishers Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Hollow
• Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Harp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harp is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
• Hawbottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
• Highfields
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Highfields is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
• Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Jerusalem
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerusalem is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Meadow Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
• Shady Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Station Roads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Station Roads is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
• Turkey Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
• Vista Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms

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

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Harmony Knolls to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 49 miles [78.9 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>'