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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 Miles Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miles Corner 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 Miles Corner:
- 39.247327, -77.295818
- 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 Miles Corner
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Miles Corner is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Miles Corner
Communities Also Named Miles Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Miles Corner.
Within Maryland, the name Miles Corner is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Miles Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Miles Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Miles Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Miles Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miles Corner ...
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.
- Brink
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brink is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Diamond View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond View
- Fountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fountain View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
- Freedom Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenhills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenhills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Harmony Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Heritage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Highview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Kings Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Lewisdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
- Rangers Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rangers Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangers Woods
- Rolling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Green is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Sugarloaf Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sugarloaf Vista is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Vista
- Sweepstakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
- Wilderness Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk
How Far From Miles Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Miles Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Miles Corner and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Miles Corner to Rockville, 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 46 miles [74 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full 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 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Miles Corner) 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 Miles Corner 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 Miles Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2473, Longitude: -77.2958 In this case, the coordinates for Miles Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.02 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.642 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.689 degrees. |
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