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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 Shookstown Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shookstown Heights 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 Shookstown Heights:
- 39.434824, -77.464431
- 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 Shookstown Heights
- 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 Shookstown Heights is near Washington County and also Loudoun 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 Loudoun 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 Shookstown Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shookstown Heights ...
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 north)
- 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
- Cloverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
- 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 south)
- Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- 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 north)
- 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 (16 more) ...
- Irongate
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Irongate is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Meadowcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
- Monarch Ridge
(Less than 2 miles 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 north)
- 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 southwest)
- Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
- Rocky Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- 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 west)
- Shookstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Taskers Chance
(Less than 2 miles 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 north)
- Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
- Winter Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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 south)
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
How Far From Shookstown Heights 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 Shookstown Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shookstown Heights 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 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Shookstown Heights 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 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<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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shookstown Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Shookstown Heights 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 Shookstown Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4348, Longitude: -77.4644 In this case, the coordinates for Shookstown Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.109 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.771 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.688 degrees. |
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