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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 Monocacy Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monocacy Meadows 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Monocacy Meadows
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)
- Campers Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campers Hill
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Charlesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Colony Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Copper Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
- Discovery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Discovery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
- Fountain Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fountain Rock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Rock
- Good Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill
- Green Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Harmony Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
- Heatherview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heatherview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherview
- Lewistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lewistown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Liberty Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Forest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Forest
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Quarry View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quarry View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry View
- Retreat Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Retreat Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Grove
- Scouts Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
- Troutville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Walkersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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<2> 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]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Monocacy Meadows 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 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Monocacy Meadows) 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 Monocacy Meadows 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 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> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.038 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.704 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.606 degrees. |
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