Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lurose Estates:
  • 39.695928, -77.688048
  • 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 Lurose 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Lurose Estates is near Franklin County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Lurose Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lurose 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.

• Clearview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Countryside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Countryside is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
• Fiddlesburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
• Fountain Head
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Head is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
• Gardenspot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gardenspot is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenspot
• Hunter Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
• Long Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Long Meadow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
• Mason and Dixon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mason and Dixon is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason and Dixon
• Orchard Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Orchard Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
• Paramount
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Paramount is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
• Security
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Security is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
• Spring Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Terrace Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
• Wood Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wood Point is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point

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

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

• Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lurose Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'