Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lowndes:
  • 39.548979, -78.860300
  • 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 Lowndes

• 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Since Lowndes is near Mineral County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Lowndes

Communities Also Named Lowndes ...

We found one communities that are also named Lowndes.

Within Maryland, the name Lowndes is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Lowndes in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Wayne County
    • This Lowndes is located in Wayne County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lowndes that is located in Allegany County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Lowndes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowndes ...

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.

• Black Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Oak is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Bowling Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowling Green is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Brady
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brady is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
• Cedar Cliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
• Danville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Danville is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Frost ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Frost is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• National
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • National is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
• Ocean
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocean is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
• Porters ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Porters is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Short Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
• Triple Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Triple Lakes is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes

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

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

• Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Lowndes to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'