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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 Prospect Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Prospect Estates 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 Mount Prospect Estates:
- 39.548711, -77.420541
- 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 Prospect 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 Prospect Estates 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 Mount Prospect Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Prospect 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.
- Altogether
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Altogether is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altogether
- Charlesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cloverview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
- Colony Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Fishers Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fishers Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Hollow
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Fountain Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Rock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Rock
- Free Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Free Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Farms
- Graceham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graceham is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Harmony Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harp is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Heatherview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heatherview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherview
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Leisure Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Mountain is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Mountain
- Lewistown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewistown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lost Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lost Eden is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Meeting House Overlook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Middlepoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Middlepoint is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlepoint
- Poplar Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Knob is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Knob
- Retreat Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Retreat Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Grove
- Sunday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunday is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday
- Troutville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Troutville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Walkersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winpenny Tell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
- Yellow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
How Far From Mount Prospect 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 Prospect Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Prospect Estates and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Prospect Estates to Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 63 miles [101.4 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving 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 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Prospect Estates) 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 Mount Prospect 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 Prospect Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5487, Longitude: -77.4205 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Prospect Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.075 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.75 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.625 degrees. |
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