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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 Old Farm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Farm 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 Old Farm:
    • 39.445657, -77.438319
    • 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 Old Farm
  • 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 Old Farm is near Washington County and also Montgomery 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 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 Old Farm

Communities Also Named Old Farm ...

We found ten communities that are also named Old Farm.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Old Farm.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Old Farm is located in Montgomery County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Old Farm that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Old Farm.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of Old Farm [DuPage County].
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Old Farm is located in Caldwell County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Old Farm that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Old Farm.
      • Cleveland County
      • This Old Farm is located in Cleveland County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the southwest of the Old Farm that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Old Farm.
      • Iredell County
      • This Old Farm is located in Iredell County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the southwest of the Old Farm that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Old Farm.
      • Lenoir County
      • This Old Farm is located in Lenoir County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the south of the Old Farm that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Old Farm.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Old Farm is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the south southwest of the Old Farm that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Old Farm.
      • Wake County
      • This Old Farm is located in Wake County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the south southwest of the Old Farm that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Old Farm.
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This Old Farm is located in York County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Old Farm that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Old Farm.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Old Farm is located in Hamilton County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Old Farm that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Old Farm.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Farm ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Charlesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Charlesville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Christophers Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
  • Clover Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Cloverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cloverview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
  • Deer Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
  • Frederick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <3>
  • Golf View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Grove Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Harmony Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Hilltop Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
    • Howards Retreat
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
    • Indian Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Irongate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Irongate is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
    • Maplewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Meadowcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
    • Monarch Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
    • Mountain View
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Rocky Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rosedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Shookstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Taskers Chance
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Winpenny Tell
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
    • Winter Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Woodlawn Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Workmans Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill
    • Yellow Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

How Far From Old Farm 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 Old Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Old Farm to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 43 miles [69.2 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old Farm) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Old Farm 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Old Farm 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 Old Farm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4457, Longitude: -77.4383       In this case, the coordinates for Old Farm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.093 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.754 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.673 degrees.