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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 New Market View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Market View 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 New Market View:
- 39.352048, -77.253872
- 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 New Market View
- 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 New Market View is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 New Market View
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Market View ...
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.
- Englandtowne
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Englandtowne is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englandtowne
- Fountain Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Friendship is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gently Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gently Savage is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gently Savage
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Highview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Highview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Kelly Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
- Land of Promise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Land of Promise is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Promise
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rattle Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Skyline Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
- Stonelake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stonelake is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
- Sugarloaf Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sugarloaf Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Overlook
- Sunnybrook Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tranquility is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Treasure Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
- Wolf Den Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring
- Woodspring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodspring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodspring
How Far From New Market View to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Market View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in New Market View and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Market View to Frederick, with an average speed<2> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day 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 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Market View) 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 New Market View 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 New Market View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3520, Longitude: -77.2539 In this case, the coordinates for New Market View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.989 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.63 degrees. |
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