Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kingstead Knolls:
  • 39.267605, -77.226928
  • 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 Kingstead Knolls

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Kingstead Knolls is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Kingstead Knolls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingstead Knolls ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Damascus
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Damascus is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
• Damascus Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Damascus Gardens is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Gardens
• Damascus Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Damascus Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Hill
• Diamond View
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Diamond View is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond View
• Fountain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain View is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
• Greenhills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greenhills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
• Harmony Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harmony Hall is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
• Hickory Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Highview
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Highview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
• Kings Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
• Lewisdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
• Sweepstakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
• Wilderness Walk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk

How Far From Kingstead Knolls 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 Kingstead Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kingstead Knolls and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kingstead Knolls to Rockville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'