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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 Kittyhawk Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kittyhawk Estates 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 Kittyhawk Estates:
- 39.332326, -77.229150
- 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 Kittyhawk 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 Kittyhawk Estates is near Montgomery County and also Howard 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 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 Kittyhawk Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kittyhawk 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.
- Englandtowne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Englandtowne is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englandtowne
- Fountain Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Friendship is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Knolls
- Gently Savage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gently Savage is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gently Savage
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harmony Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Harvest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
- Highview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Kelly Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rattle Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Skyline Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
- Stonelake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonelake is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
- Sugarloaf Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sugarloaf Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Overlook
- Sunnybrook Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Treasure Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
- Wolf Den Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring
How Far From Kittyhawk 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 Kittyhawk 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 Kittyhawk Estates and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kittyhawk Estates 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 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 31 miles [49.9 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 5,887 miles [9,474.2 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 4,471 miles [7,195.4 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- Kittyhawk 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 Kittyhawk 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 Kittyhawk Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3323, Longitude: -77.2292 In this case, the coordinates for Kittyhawk Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.975 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.603 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.627 degrees. |
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