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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 Lovejoy Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lovejoy Estates 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 Lovejoy Estates:
- 39.518990, -77.201927
- 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 Lovejoy Estates
- 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 Lovejoy Estates 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 Lovejoy Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lovejoy Estates ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burrier Knob is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrier Knob
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fairhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Grossnickle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
- Hidden Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Holler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holler is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holler
- Johnsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Liberty Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Forest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Forest
- Liberty Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
- Libertytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
- Quaker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rabbit Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Sams Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Union Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Winter Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winter Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
- Wolfs Den
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den
How Far From Lovejoy Estates 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 Lovejoy Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lovejoy Estates and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lovejoy Estates to Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full 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 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lovejoy Estates) 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 Lovejoy Estates 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 Lovejoy Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5190, Longitude: -77.2019 In this case, the coordinates for Lovejoy Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.947 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.543 degrees. |
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