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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 Meadow Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Ridge 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 Meadow Ridge:
    • 39.511767, -77.573044
    • 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 Meadow Ridge
  • 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 Meadow Ridge is near Washington County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Meadow Ridge

Communities Also Named Meadow Ridge ...

We found three communities that are also named Meadow Ridge.

Within Maryland, the name Meadow Ridge is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby County
      • This Meadow Ridge is located in Shelby County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Meadow Ridge that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Meadow Ridge.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meadow Ridge that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Meadow Ridge.
    • Texas
      • Jim Wells County
      • This Meadow Ridge is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Meadow Ridge that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Meadow Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Ridge ...

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.

  • Blank
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Blank is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blank
  • Frostown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Frostown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
  • Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
  • Harp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harp is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
  • Highfields
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Highfields is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
  • Highland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Jerusalem
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jerusalem is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Lens Rambles
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lens Rambles is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lens Rambles
  • Pleasant Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
  • Shady Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Station Roads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Station Roads is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Turkey Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
    • Vista Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
    • Wolfsville Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Wolfsville Crossing is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville Crossing
    • Woodland Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Woodland Way is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Way

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Ridge to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two 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 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meadow Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Meadow Ridge 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 Meadow Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5118, Longitude: -77.5730       In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.169 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.851 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.705 degrees.