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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 Hollow Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollow Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hollow Estates:
    • 39.470379, -77.521098
    • 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 Hollow 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 Hollow Estates 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 Hollow Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollow 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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cross Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
  • Deer Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
  • Fishers Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fishers Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Hollow
  • Fountain Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Frostown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Frostown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
  • Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Harmony is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
  • Hawbottom
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
  • Highfields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Highfields is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Highland is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Hilltop Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Homers Delight
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
    • Howards Retreat
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
    • Indian Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Irongate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Irongate is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
    • Meadow Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadow Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
    • Meadowcrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
    • Mountain View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Rocky Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Round Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Shady Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shookstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Spoolsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spoolsville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoolsville
    • Station Roads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Station Roads is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
    • Turkey Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
    • Vista Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
    • Winpenny Tell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
    • Winter Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Yellow Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

How Far From Hollow 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 Hollow 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 Hollow Estates 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 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Hollow Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 47 miles [75.6 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hollow Estates) 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 Hollow Estates 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 Hollow Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4704, Longitude: -77.5211       In this case, the coordinates for Hollow Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.14 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.812 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.699 degrees.