Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heights:
  • 39.171495, -77.274984
  • 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 Heights

• 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 Liberty Heights is near Frederick County and also Loudoun 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 Loudoun 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 Heights

Communities Also Named Liberty Heights ...

We found four communities that are also named Liberty Heights.

Within Maryland, the name Liberty Heights is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Fayette County
    • This Liberty Heights is located in Fayette County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the west of the Liberty Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Liberty Heights.
  • Massachusetts
    • Hampden County
    • This Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Liberty Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Liberty Heights.
  • South Carolina
    • Darlington County
    • This Liberty Heights is located in Darlington County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Liberty Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Liberty Heights.
  • Tennessee
    • Hamblen County
    • This Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Liberty Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Liberty Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Liberty Heights ...

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.

• Brink
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brink is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
• Brown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Clopper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clopper is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
• Coventry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coventry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Diamond Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
• Fox Chapel
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
• Freedom Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
• Kings Square
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
• Kingsview Knolls
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kingsview Knolls is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Knolls
• Longdraft
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
• Mitchells Range
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mitchells Range is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
• Orchard Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Orchard Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
  • Parkridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
  • Pleasant Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
  • Pleasant Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Quail Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Willow Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Willow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Liberty Heights 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 Liberty Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Liberty Heights and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Liberty Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'