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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 Pine Cliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Cliff 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 Pine Cliff:
    • 39.395380, -77.364985
    • 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 Pine Cliff
  • 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 Pine Cliff 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 Pine Cliff

Communities Also Named Pine Cliff ...

We found four communities that are also named Pine Cliff.

Within Maryland, the name Pine Cliff is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • This Pine Cliff is located in Washington Parish and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Cliff that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Pine Cliff.
    • Maine
      • Lincoln County
      • This Pine Cliff is located in Lincoln County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Cliff that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Pine Cliff.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Pine Cliff is located in Merrimack County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Cliff that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Pine Cliff.
    • Utah
      • Summit 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 Utah community of Pine Cliff [Summit County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Cliff ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alpine is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Aspen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Aspen is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
  • Clear View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clear View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
  • Coldstream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coldstream is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Country Side
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Country Side is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
  • Dennis ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dennis is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Evergreen Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
  • Field Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
  • Frederick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Frederick Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
  • Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Hartman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hartman is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Honey Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Honey Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
    • Hoot'N Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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 southeast)
      • Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
    • Kingsbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
    • Longview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Longview is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Maplewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Martin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Martin is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Mountain Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
    • Nightingale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Nightingale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
    • Reels Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
    • Riverwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Riverwood is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Robin Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
    • Rosedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Tulip Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
    • Windy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
    • Workmans Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Cliff 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 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Cliff) 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 Pine Cliff 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 Pine Cliff 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 Pine Cliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3954, Longitude: -77.3650       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Cliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.052 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.70 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.661 degrees.