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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 Middletown South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middletown South 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 Middletown South:
    • 39.433990, -77.551099
    • 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 Middletown South
  • 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 Middletown South 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 Middletown South

Communities Also Named Middletown South ...

We found one communities that are also named Middletown South.

Within Maryland, the name Middletown South is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Middletown South in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Middletown South [Butler County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middletown South ...

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.

  • Corner House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Corner House is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner House
  • Cross Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
  • Deer Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
  • Fountain Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Frostown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Frostown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
  • Golf View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Grove Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony Knolls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
  • Hawbottom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
  • Highfields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Highfields is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
  • Hilltop Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Homers Delight
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
    • Howards Retreat
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
    • Irongate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Irongate is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
    • Lamb Knolls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lamb Knolls is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Knolls
    • Lewis Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
    • Locust Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Locust Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
    • Meadowcrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
    • Monarch Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
    • Mountain View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Roberts Retreat
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
    • Round Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Shookstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Skyline Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
    • Spoolsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Spoolsville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoolsville
    • Station Roads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Station Roads is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
    • Sunset View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Valley Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Valley Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Overlook
    • Winter Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Winterborn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
    • Woodlawn Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Wye Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek

How Far From Middletown South 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 Middletown South to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Middletown South and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Middletown South 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 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Middletown South could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Middletown South) 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 Middletown South 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 Middletown South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4340, Longitude: -77.5511       In this case, the coordinates for Middletown South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.161 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.829 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.726 degrees.