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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 Point-of-Rocks Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point-of-Rocks Estates 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 Point-of-Rocks Estates:
- 39.277324, -77.531377
- 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 Point-of-Rocks Estates
- 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 Point-of-Rocks Estates is near Loudoun County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Point-of-Rocks Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point-of-Rocks Estates ...
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.
- Boss Arnold Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Copperfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Copperfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Furnace Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
- Furnace Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Furnace Mountain is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Mountain
- Goresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goresville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goresville
- Greenfield Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Loyalty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalty is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty
- Manor Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Merry Midnight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Merry Midnight is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Midnight
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Poplar Thicket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Thicket is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Thicket
- Potomac Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Potomac Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
- Rock Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Hall is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
- Roundtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roundtree is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtree
- Scattersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scattersville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
- Springview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Stumptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stumptown is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
How Far From Point-of-Rocks Estates 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 Point-of-Rocks Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Point-of-Rocks Estates and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Point-of-Rocks Estates to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point-of-Rocks Estates) 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 Point-of-Rocks Estates 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 Point-of-Rocks Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2773, Longitude: -77.5314 In this case, the coordinates for Point-of-Rocks Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.159 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.803 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.778 degrees. |
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