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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 Liberty Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liberty Forest 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 Liberty Forest:
- 39.509546, -77.266371
- 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 Liberty Forest
- 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 Liberty Forest is near Carroll County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Liberty Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Liberty Forest ...
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.
- Campers Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campers Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campers Hill
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chestnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Colony Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Copper Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
- Fairhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Fox Pass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Pass is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pass
- Good Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Good Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill
- Grossnickle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
- Hickory Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hidden Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Johnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ladiesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Liberty Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
- Libertytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Quarry View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry View
- Scouts Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
- Silver Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Ten Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ten Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Oaks
- Troutville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Troutville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Walkersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winter Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winter Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
- Wolfs Den
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den
How Far From Liberty Forest 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 Liberty Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Liberty Forest and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Liberty Forest to Frederick, with an average speed<3> 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 55 miles [88.5 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Liberty Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Liberty Forest 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 Liberty Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5095, Longitude: -77.2664 In this case, the coordinates for Liberty Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.986 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.643 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.574 degrees. |
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