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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 Mauck Farm Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mauck Farm 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 Mauck Farm Estates:
    • 39.147052, -76.941365
    • 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 Mauck Farm 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Since Mauck Farm Estates is near Montgomery County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Mauck Farm Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mauck Farm 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.

  • Cabin Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cabin Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Hill
  • Castlegate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Castlegate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Chase Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chase Eden is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
  • Cherrywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherrywood is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Clarksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Flamewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Flamewood is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamewood
  • Fox Pause
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fox Pause is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
  • Good Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Green Castle Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Green Castle Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle Woods
  • Greene Fields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greene Fields is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Fields
  • Gum Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Hemlock Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemlock Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hill
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Heritage Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
    • High Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • High Ridge is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
    • Highland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Holiday Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holly House
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Holly House is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
    • Hopkins Mead
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hopkins Mead is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mead
    • Knightsbridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
    • Lakeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Laurel Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Oaks
    • Lime Kiln Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
    • Maydale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maydale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale
    • Pleasant Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Quail Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
    • Saddle Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Saddle Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
    • Sandy Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Scotchtown Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotchtown Hills is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown Hills
    • Stonebrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Stonebrook is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
    • Twin Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Woodvalley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodvalley is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley

How Far From Mauck Farm 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 Mauck Farm 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 Mauck Farm Estates and extending to:

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mauck Farm Estates to Ellicott City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mauck Farm 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 Mauck Farm 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 Mauck Farm Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1471, Longitude: -76.9414       In this case, the coordinates for Mauck Farm Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.817 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.395 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.577 degrees.