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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 Quail Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Run 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 Quail Run:
    • 39.108719, -77.268872
    • 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 Quail Run
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Quail Run is near Fairfax County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Quail Run

Communities Also Named Quail Run ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Quail Run.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Quail Run.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Quail Run.
    • Frederick County
      • This Quail Run is located in Frederick County and lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Quail Run.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Quail Run is located in Elmore County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Quail Run.
      • Mobile County
      • This Quail Run is located in Mobile County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Quail Run.
      • Shelby County
      • This Quail Run is located in Shelby County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Quail Run.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Quail Run is located in Bulloch County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Quail Run.
      • Hall County
      • This Quail Run is located in Hall County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Quail Run.
      • Houston County
      • This Quail Run is located in Houston County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km] to the southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Quail Run.
      • Oconee County
      • This Quail Run is located in Oconee County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Quail Run.
      • Paulding County
      • This Quail Run is located in Paulding County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Quail Run.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Quail Run is located in Lake County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Quail Run.
      • Will County
      • This Quail Run is located in Will County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Quail Run.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Quail Run is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Quail Run.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Quail Run [Ocean County].
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Quail Run is located in Orange County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Quail Run.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Quail Run is located in Beaufort County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Quail Run.
      • Charleston County
      • This Quail Run is located in Charleston County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the south southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Quail Run.
      • York County
      • This Quail Run is located in York County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Quail Run.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Quail Run is located in Rutherford County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Quail Run.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Quail Run is located in Davis County and lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Quail Run.
      • Weber County
      • This Quail Run is located in Weber County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Quail Run.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Quail Run is located in Stafford County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south of the Quail Run that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Quail Run.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quail Run ...

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.

  • Ancient Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ancient Oak is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
  • Big Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
  • Brown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Clopper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clopper is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
  • Coventry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Coventry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Diamond Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
  • Farmlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Farmlands is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlands
  • Glen Query
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Glen Query is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
  • Harvest Hunt Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harvest Hunt Farm is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hunt Farm
  • Hunting Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
  • Kingsview Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kingsview Knolls is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Knolls
  • Londonderry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Longdraft
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
    • Mitchells Range
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Mitchells Range is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
    • Orchard Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
    • Orchard Pond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
    • Parkridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
    • Pioneer Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pioneer Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Hills
    • Pleasant Fields
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
    • Pleasant Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
    • Potomac Chase
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
    • Riverwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Spring Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Spring Meadows is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Stonebridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
    • Willow Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
    • Windmill Farm
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Windmill Farm is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm

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

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Quail Run to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quail Run) 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 Quail Run 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 Quail Run 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 Quail Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1087, Longitude: -77.2689       In this case, the coordinates for Quail Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.013 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.612 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.731 degrees.