Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hawthorne Acres:
  • 39.370937, -77.191371
  • 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 Hawthorne Acres

• 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 Hawthorne Acres is near Carroll County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Hawthorne Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawthorne Acres ...

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.

• Harvest Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Jacobs Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jacobs Run is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
• Kelly Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
• Mill Bottom
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mill Bottom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bottom
• Rattle Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
• Rising Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Skyline Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
• Stonelake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonelake is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
• Treasure Mountain
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
• Wolf Den Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring

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

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hawthorne Acres to Frederick, with an average speed<2> 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 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'