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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 Highfields, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highfields 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 Highfields:
- 39.503156, -77.547766
- 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 Highfields
- 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 Highfields 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 Highfields
Communities Also Named Highfields ...
We found one communities that are also named Highfields.
Within Maryland, the name Highfields is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Highfields in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Highfields is located in Roanoke County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Highfields that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Highfields.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highfields ...
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.
- Blank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blank is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blank
- 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 east)
- Fishers Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Hollow
- Frostown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
- Harp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
- Lens Rambles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lens Rambles is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lens Rambles
- Meadow Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadow Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- 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 northeast)
- Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Vista Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
- Woodland Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Way is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Way
How Far From Highfields 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 Highfields to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highfields and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Highfields to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 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<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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highfields) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Highfields 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 Highfields. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5032, Longitude: -77.5478 In this case, the coordinates for Highfields have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.154 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.833 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.698 degrees. |
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