Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in San-Di-Gan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San-Di-Gan and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for San-Di-Gan

• 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 San-Di-Gan:
  • 39.442324, -77.473320
  • 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 San-Di-Gan

• 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 San-Di-Gan is near Washington County and also Montgomery 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 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 San-Di-Gan

Curious and Interesting Names Near San-Di-Gan ...

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.

• Cherry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Christophers Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
• Clover Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Deer Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
• Fountain Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
• Golf View
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Golf View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
• Grove Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Hawbottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
• Hilltop Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
• Howards Retreat
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
• Indian Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Irongate
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Irongate is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Meadowcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
  • Monarch Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Overlook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Overlook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Roberts Retreat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
  • Rocky Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Round Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Shookstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
  • Taskers Chance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
  • Winpenny Tell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
  • Winter Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
  • Winterborn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
  • Woodlawn Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
  • Yellow Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

How Far From San-Di-Gan 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 San-Di-Gan to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from San-Di-Gan to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'