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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 Paulson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paulson 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 Paulson:
    • 39.322047, -77.425819
    • 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 Paulson
  • 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 Paulson is near Montgomery County and also Loudoun 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 Loudoun 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 Paulson

Communities Also Named Paulson ...

We found four communities that are also named Paulson.

Within Maryland, the name Paulson is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Paulson lies 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paulson that is located in Frederick County.
    • Manitoba
      • This Paulson lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Paulson that is located in Frederick County.
    • Michigan
      • Mason 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 Michigan community of Paulson [Mason County].
    • North Dakota
      • Divide County
      • This Paulson is located in Divide County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Paulson that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Divide County community of Paulson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paulson ...

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.

  • Burnt Hickory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Burnt Hickory is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hickory
  • Country Side
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Country Side is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
  • Flint Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Flint Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Frederick Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
  • Hope Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hope Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill
  • Hope Valley Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hope Valley Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley Hills
  • Kingsbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
  • Lime Kiln
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
  • Manor Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Manor Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
  • Michaels Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Michaels Mill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Mill
  • Park Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Park Mills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
  • Poplar Thicket
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Thicket is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Thicket
  • Robin Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
  • Stone Barn Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Stone Barn Station is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Barn Station

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Paulson 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 35 miles [56.3 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 just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paulson) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Paulson 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 Paulson 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 Paulson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3220, Longitude: -77.4258       In this case, the coordinates for Paulson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.093 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.735 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.715 degrees.