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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 Linganore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linganore and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Linganore:
    • 39.440380, -77.208038
    • 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 Linganore
  • 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 Linganore is near Carroll County and also Howard 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 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 Linganore

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linganore ...

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.

  • Burrier Knob
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Burrier Knob is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrier Knob
  • Chestnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Cover ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cover is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
  • Fox Pass
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Pass is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pass
  • Fuller
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fuller is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Harvest Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
  • Heise
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Heise is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
  • Holler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holler is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holler
  • Islands of Balmoral
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Islands of Balmoral is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islands of Balmoral
  • Jacobs Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jacobs Run is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
  • Liberty Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
  • Libertytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Libertytown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Peace and Plenty
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Peace and Plenty is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace and Plenty
    • Rising Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
    • Unionville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Unionville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Windsong Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms
    • Winter Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Winter Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
    • Woodspring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodspring is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodspring

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Linganore and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Linganore to Frederick, with an average speed<2> 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 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Linganore) 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 Linganore 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 Linganore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4404, Longitude: -77.2080       In this case, the coordinates for Linganore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.956 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.598 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.576 degrees.