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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 Retreat Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Retreat Grove 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 Retreat Grove:
- 39.470935, -77.381651
- 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 Retreat Grove
- 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 Retreat Grove is near Carroll County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Retreat Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Retreat Grove ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Charlesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Christophers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cloverview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
- Colony Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Discovery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Discovery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
- Fountain Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fountain Rock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Rock
- Green Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Harmony Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Heatherview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heatherview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherview
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Oaks
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Scouts Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
- Silver Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Ten Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ten Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Oaks
- Walkersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Winpenny Tell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
- Workmans Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill
How Far From Retreat Grove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Retreat Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Retreat Grove once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Retreat Grove and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Retreat Grove 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 43 miles [69.2 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Retreat Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Retreat Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Retreat Grove 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 Retreat Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4709, Longitude: -77.3817 In this case, the coordinates for Retreat Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.057 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.718 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.639 degrees. |
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