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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 Middle Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middle Creek Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Middle Creek Estates:
- 39.577877, -77.537489
- 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 Middle Creek 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 Middle Creek Estates is near Washington County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Middle Creek Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle Creek 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.
- Bagtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bagtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagtown
- Blank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blank is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blank
- Crest Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crest Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Valley
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Foxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Harp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harp is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jugtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jugtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Leisure Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Mountain is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Mountain
- Lost Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Eden is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Meadow Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meeting House Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Middlepoint
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Middlepoint is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlepoint
- Pleasant Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Pondsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Turkey Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Vista Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
- Wolfsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wolfsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville
- Wolfsville Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfsville Crossing is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville Crossing
- Woodland Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Way is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Way
How Far From Middle Creek 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 Middle Creek 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 Middle Creek Estates and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Middle Creek Estates to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over 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 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 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 from Point A (ie- Middle Creek Estates) 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 Middle Creek 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 Middle Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5779, Longitude: -77.5375 In this case, the coordinates for Middle Creek Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.143 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.832 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.664 degrees. |
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