Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Mount Airy Overview Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Airy Overview Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Airy Overview Estates

• 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 Mount Airy Overview Estates:
  • 39.395936, -77.188038
  • 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 Mount Airy Overview Estates

• 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 Mount Airy Overview Estates is near Carroll County and also Howard 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 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 Mount Airy Overview Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Airy Overview Estates ...

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.

• Burrier Knob
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Burrier Knob is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrier Knob
• Cover ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cover is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
• Dales Delight
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dales Delight is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Delight
• Fuller
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fuller is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Harvest Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
• Harvest Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
• Heise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heise is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
• Hickory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Jacobs Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jacobs Run is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
• Kelly Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
• Long Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Corner is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
• Mill Bottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mill Bottom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bottom
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Nursery View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nursery View is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery View
  • Peace and Plenty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Peace and Plenty is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace and Plenty
  • Rattle Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
  • Rising Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Skyline Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
  • Stonelake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonelake is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
  • Sugarloaf Overlook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugarloaf Overlook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Overlook
  • Timber Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
  • Treasure Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
  • Watersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Watersville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
  • Windsong Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms
  • Wolf Den Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring
  • Woodspring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodspring is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodspring

How Far From Mount Airy Overview Estates 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 Mount Airy Overview Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mount Airy Overview Estates and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Airy Overview Estates to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'