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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 Mount Pleasant Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Pleasant Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Pleasant 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 Pleasant Estates:
    • 39.460102, -77.310539
    • 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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant Estates is near Carroll County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Pleasant Estates

Communities Also Named Mount Pleasant Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Mount Pleasant Estates.

Within Maryland, the name Mount Pleasant Estates is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Mount Pleasant Estates is located in Stafford County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the south of the Mount Pleasant Estates that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Mount Pleasant Estates.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Mount Pleasant Estates is located in Wood County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Pleasant Estates that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Mount Pleasant Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Pleasant 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.

  • Campers Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Campers Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campers Hill
  • Chestnut Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Hickory Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pleasant Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pleasant Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
  • Pleasant Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Oaks is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Oaks
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Scouts Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
  • Silver Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
  • Ten Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ten Oaks is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Pleasant Estates and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Pleasant Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Pleasant Estates) 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 Mount Pleasant Estates 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 Mount Pleasant Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4601, Longitude: -77.3105       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Pleasant Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.015 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.669 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.613 degrees.