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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 North Shore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Shore and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Shore:
    • 39.413991, -77.313595
    • 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 North Shore
  • 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 North Shore 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 North Shore

Communities Also Named North Shore ...

We found 21 communities that are also named North Shore.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named North Shore.

Beyond Maryland, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, seventeen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This North Shore is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of North Shore.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This North Shore is located in Riverside County and lies 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km]<1> to the west of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of North Shore.
      • San Bernardino County
      • This North Shore is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,213 miles [3,561.5 km] to the west of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of North Shore.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This North Shore is located in Duval County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of North Shore.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This North Shore is located in Hillsborough County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the south southwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of North Shore.
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This North Shore is located in McHenry County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of North Shore.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of North Shore.
    • Minnesota
      • Todd County
      • This North Shore is located in Todd County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of North Shore.
    • Nebraska
      • Dakota County
      • This North Shore is located in Dakota County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of North Shore.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This North Shore lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
    • North Carolina
      • Randolph County
      • This North Shore is located in Randolph County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of North Shore.
      • Wake County
      • This North Shore is located in Wake County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the south southwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of North Shore.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of North Shore.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This North Shore is located in Allegheny County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of North Shore.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This North Shore lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
    • South Dakota
      • Codington County
      • This North Shore is located in Codington County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of North Shore.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This North Shore is located in Harris County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of North Shore.
    • Virginia
      • Franklin County
      • This North Shore is located in Franklin County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of North Shore.
    • Wisconsin
      • Jefferson County
      • This North Shore is located in Jefferson County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Shore that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of North Shore.
      • Milwaukee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of North Shore [Milwaukee County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Shore ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Alpine is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Aspen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Aspen is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
  • Coldstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Coldstream is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Elliot
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Elliot is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Hartman
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hartman is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Honey Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Honey Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
  • Hoot'N Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoot'N Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
  • Hunting Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Islands of Balmoral
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Islands of Balmoral is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islands of Balmoral
  • Longview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Longview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Martin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Martin is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Nightingale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Nightingale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
    • Pleasant Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Heights is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
    • Pleasant Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Oaks is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Oaks
    • Silver Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill

How Far From North Shore 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 North Shore to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Shore and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the West.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from North Shore to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 38 miles [61.2 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 over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<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>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 from Point A (ie- North Shore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that North Shore could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 North Shore 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 North Shore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4140, Longitude: -77.3136       In this case, the coordinates for North Shore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.02 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.667 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.632 degrees.