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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 Haughs Hideway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haughs Hideway and the surrounding area.
- 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 Haughs Hideway:
- 39.597322, -77.281928
- 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 Haughs Hideway
- 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 Haughs Hideway is near Carroll County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Haughs Hideway
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haughs Hideway ...
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.
- Bruceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bullock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Copper Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Detour
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Detour is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detour
- Fairhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Fourpoints
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fourpoints is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourpoints
- Glass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glass is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Good Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Good Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill
- Graceham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Graceham is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
- Grossnickle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hidden Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Johnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Jones
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Ladiesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Longs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Longs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
- Quarry View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quarry View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry View
- Rabbit Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Rocky Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Troutville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Troutville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Union Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wolfs Den
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den
How Far From Haughs Hideway 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 Haughs Hideway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Haughs Hideway and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Haughs Hideway to Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 60 miles [96.6 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 50 miles [80.5 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 most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Haughs Hideway) 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 Haughs Hideway 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 Haughs Hideway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5973, Longitude: -77.2819 In this case, the coordinates for Haughs Hideway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.989 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.66 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.547 degrees. |
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