Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Monocacy Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monocacy Meadows and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Monocacy Meadows
- 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 Monocacy Meadows:
- 39.525656, -77.354984
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Monocacy Meadows
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Monocacy Meadows is near Carroll County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monocacy Meadows ...
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.
- Campers Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campers Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campers Hill
- Campers Hill is located in Frederick County
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Charlesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Colony Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Copper Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
- Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Discovery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Fountain Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Rock
- Fountain Rock is located in Frederick County
- Good Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Green Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Green Village is located in Frederick County
- Harmony Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
- Harmony Hill is located in Frederick County
- Heatherview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherview
- Heatherview is located in Frederick County
- Lewistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Liberty Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Forest
- Liberty Forest is located in Frederick County
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Frederick County
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Quarry View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarry View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry View
- Quarry View is located in Frederick County
- Retreat Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Grove
- Retreat Grove is located in Frederick County
- Scouts Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scouts Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
- Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
- Troutville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Troutville is located in Frederick County
- Walkersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Walkersville is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <3>
- Liberty Forest
How Far From Monocacy Meadows 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 Monocacy Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Monocacy Meadows and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Monocacy Meadows to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 south southeast (SSE). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monocacy Meadows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Monocacy Meadows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monocacy Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5257, Longitude: -77.3550 In this case, the coordinates for Monocacy Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Monocacy Meadows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.038 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.704 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.606 degrees. |