Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sabillasville:
  • 39.700096, -77.456378
  • 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 Sabillasville

• 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 Sabillasville is near Washington County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Sabillasville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sabillasville ...

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.

• Beartown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Browns Store ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Browns Store is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
• Cascade
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cascade is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Distant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Distant View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant View
• Flint
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Flint is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Fountain Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain Dale is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
• Foxville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
• Friends Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Friends Creek is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Creek
• Gladhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gladhill is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
• Highfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Highfield is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
• Highfield - Cascade
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
• Jacks Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
• Lost Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lost Valley is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sabillasville and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sabillasville to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'