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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 Lander, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lander 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 Lander:
- 39.308974, -77.559734
- 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 Lander
- 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 Lander is near Loudoun County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Lander
Communities Also Named Lander ...
We found four communities that are also named Lander.
Within Maryland, the name Lander is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Placer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Lander [Placer County].
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Lander [Lander County].
- Pennsylvania
- Warren County
- This Lander is located in Warren County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Lander that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Lander.
- Wyoming
- Fremont County
- This Lander is located in Fremont County and lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Lander that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Lander.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lander ...
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.
- Boss Arnold Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Copperfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Copperfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Furnace Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Furnace Mountain is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Mountain
- Lewis Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Manor Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Merry Midnight
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Merry Midnight is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Midnight
- Olive
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Petersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Poplar Thicket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Thicket is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Thicket
- Potomac Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Potomac Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
- Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rice is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rock Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hall is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
- Roundtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roundtree is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtree
- Slabtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Springview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Springview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunrise is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
How Far From Lander to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lander to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lander and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lander to Frederick, with an average speed<4> 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 61 miles [98.2 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lander could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lander, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lander) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lander 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 Lander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3090, Longitude: -77.5597 In this case, the coordinates for Lander have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.825 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.778 degrees. |
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