Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Quarry View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quarry View and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Quarry View

• 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 Quarry View:
  • 39.557878, -77.297762
  • 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 Quarry View

• 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 Quarry View is near Carroll County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Quarry View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quarry View ...

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.

• Bruceville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bruceville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Copper Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
• Detour
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Detour is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detour
• Fairhaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
• Good Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Good Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill
• Grossnickle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
• Hidden Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
• Johnsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnsville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Ladiesburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
• Liberty Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Forest is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Forest
• Rocky Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ridge <1>
• Troutville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Troutville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
• Wolfs Den
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Quarry View and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Quarry View to Frederick, with an average speed<3> 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 58 miles [93.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'