Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Loch Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loch Haven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Loch Haven
- 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 Loch Haven:
- 39.317048, -77.273873
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Loch Haven
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Loch Haven is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Loch Haven ...
We found two communities that share the name Loch Haven.
Within Maryland, the name Loch Haven is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Loch Haven is located in Jefferson County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Loch Haven that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Loch Haven.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Loch Haven is located in Roanoke County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Loch Haven that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Loch Haven.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loch Haven ...
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.
- Big Woods Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Woods Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Estates
- Big Woods Estates is located in Frederick County
- Englandtowne
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englandtowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englandtowne
- Englandtowne is located in Frederick County
- Fountain Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Frederick County
- Gently Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gently Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gently Savage
- Gently Savage is located in Frederick County
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Frederick County
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Harmony Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Harmony Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Highview
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Land of Promise
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land of Promise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Promise
- Land of Promise is located in Frederick County
- Lewisdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Frederick County
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Frederick County
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Rolling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Rolling Green is located in Frederick County
- Sugarloaf Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Overlook
- Sugarloaf Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Sugarloaf Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Vista
- Sugarloaf Vista is located in Montgomery County
- Sunnybrook Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Frederick County
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquility have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tranquility is located in Frederick County
- Wolf Den Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Den Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring
- Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
- Meadowbrook
How Far From Loch Haven to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Loch Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loch Haven and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Loch Haven 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 47 miles [75.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loch Haven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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- Loch Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loch Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3170, Longitude: -77.2739 In this case, the coordinates for Loch Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Loch Haven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.003 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.632 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.652 degrees. |