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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 Make Shift Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Make Shift Estates 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 Make Shift Estates:
    • 39.383435, -77.473042
    • 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 Make Shift 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 Make Shift Estates is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Make Shift Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Make Shift 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.

  • Country Side
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Country Side is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
  • Evergreen Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
  • Field Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
  • Frederick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
  • Golf View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Grove Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Kings Kingdom
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
  • Kingsbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
  • Lime Kiln
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Meadowcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
  • Monarch Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mountain Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
    • Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Poplar Thicket
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Thicket is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Thicket
    • Roberts Retreat
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
    • Robin Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
    • Rosedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Round Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Shookstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Skyline Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
    • Sunset View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sunset View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Taskers Chance
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Winter Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Winterborn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
    • Woodlawn Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Wye Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek

How Far From Make Shift Estates 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 Make Shift 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 Make Shift Estates and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Make Shift Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Make Shift 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 Make Shift 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 Make Shift Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3834, Longitude: -77.4730       In this case, the coordinates for Make Shift Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.117 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.772 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.712 degrees.