Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Motters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Motters and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Motters

• 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 Motters:
  • 39.658987, -77.330264
  • 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 Motters

• 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 Motters is near Carroll County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Motters

Curious and Interesting Names Near Motters ...

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.

• Blackberry Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackberry Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Hills
• Bullock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bullock is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
• Distant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Distant View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant View
• Fourpoints
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fourpoints is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourpoints
• Glass
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Glass is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Graceham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Graceham is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
• Jones
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jones is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Longs ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Longs is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
• Ridgeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeview is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Rocky Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ridge <1>
• Shanks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shanks Mill is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Mill
• Silo Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Silo Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo Hill
• Thornbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Thornbrook is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
• Whispering Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Motters to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Motters to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Motters to Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 64 miles [103 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'