|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hungerford Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hungerford Manor 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 Hungerford Manor:
- 39.367326, -77.238594
- 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 Hungerford Manor
- 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 Hungerford Manor is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Hungerford Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hungerford Manor ...
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.
- Elliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliot is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Englandtowne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Englandtowne is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englandtowne
- Fountain Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Knolls
- Gently Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gently Savage is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gently Savage
- Harvest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
- Highview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Hoot'N Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoot'N Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
- Jacobs Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobs Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
- Kelly Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
- Land of Promise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Land of Promise is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Promise
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mill Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Bottom is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bottom
- Peace and Plenty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peace and Plenty is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace and Plenty
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rattle Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
- Rising Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Skyline Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
- Stonelake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stonelake is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
- Sugarloaf Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sugarloaf Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Overlook
- Sunnybrook Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tranquility is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Treasure Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
- Wolf Den Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring
- Woodspring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodspring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodspring
How Far From Hungerford Manor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hungerford Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hungerford Manor and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hungerford Manor 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 48 miles [77.2 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days 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 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 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 from Point A (ie- Hungerford Manor) 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 Hungerford Manor 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 Hungerford Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3673, Longitude: -77.2386 In this case, the coordinates for Hungerford Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.979 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.613 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.618 degrees. |
|
|