Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harney Venture Estates:
  • 39.707042, -77.286652
  • 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 Harney Venture Estates

• 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 Harney Venture Estates is near Adams County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Harney Venture Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harney Venture Estates ...

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.

• Blackberry Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Blackberry Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Hills
• Bullock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bullock is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
• Fairplay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fairplay is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Fourpoints
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fourpoints is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourpoints
• Glass
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Glass is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Greenmount
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
• Jones
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Longs ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Longs is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
• Mairs Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mairs Mill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mairs Mill
• Rising Sun
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rising Sun is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
• Shanks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shanks Mill is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Mill
• Silo Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Silo Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo Hill

How Far From Harney Venture Estates 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 Harney Venture Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harney Venture Estates to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 65 miles [104.6 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 57 miles [91.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'