Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain Laurel 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 Mountain Laurel Estates:
  • 39.480379, -77.473875
  • 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 Mountain Laurel 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 Mountain Laurel Estates is near Washington County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Mountain Laurel Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Laurel 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.

• Arrowhead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Charlesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Charlesville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
• Cherry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Christophers Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
• Clover Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cloverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverview is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
• Cross Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
• Deer Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
• Fishers Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fishers Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Hollow
• Fountain Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Continue List   (19 more) ...
  • Harmony Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
  • Hawbottom
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
  • Heatherview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heatherview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherview
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Hilltop Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
  • Howards Retreat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Irongate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Irongate is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Lost Eden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lost Eden is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
  • Meadowcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Rocky Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Round Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Shookstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
  • Turkey Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
  • Vista Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
  • Winpenny Tell
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
  • Winter Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
  • Yellow Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

How Far From Mountain Laurel 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 Mountain Laurel 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 Mountain Laurel Estates and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Laurel 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'