Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sandy Run Estates:
  • 39.556767, -77.393597
  • 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 Sandy Run Estates

• 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 Sandy Run Estates 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 Sandy Run Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Run Estates ...

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.

• Altogether
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Altogether is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altogether
• Copper Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
• Free Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Free Farms is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Farms
• Graceham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Graceham is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
• Green Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Green Village is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Harmony Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
• Heatherview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Heatherview is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherview
• Jimtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jimtown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Lewistown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lewistown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Locust Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Locust Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Poplar Knob
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Knob is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Knob
• Sunday
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunday is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday
• Troutville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Troutville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville

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

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Run Estates to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 62 miles [99.8 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'