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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 Silver Fern Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Fern Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Silver Fern Estates:
    • 39.399547, -77.175815
    • 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 Silver Fern 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 Silver Fern Estates is near Carroll County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Silver Fern Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Fern 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.

  • Burrier Knob
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Burrier Knob is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrier Knob
  • Cover ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cover is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
  • Dales Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dales Delight is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Delight
  • Flag Marsh Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Flag Marsh Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Marsh Heights
  • Fuller
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fuller is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Harvest Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
  • Harvest Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
  • Heise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heise is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
  • Hickory Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Jacobs Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jacobs Run is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
  • Kelly Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
  • Long Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Long Corner is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mill Bottom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mill Bottom is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bottom
    • Mountain Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
    • Nursery View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Nursery View is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery View
    • Peace and Plenty
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Peace and Plenty is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace and Plenty
    • Rattle Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
    • Rising Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Skyline Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
    • Stonelake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonelake is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
    • Timber Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Treasure Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
    • Watersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Watersville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
    • Windsong Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms
    • Wolf Den Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring
    • Woodspring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodspring is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodspring

How Far From Silver Fern Estates 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 Silver Fern 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 Silver Fern Estates and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Silver Fern Estates to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Silver Fern Estates) 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 Silver Fern Estates 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 Silver Fern Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3995, Longitude: -77.1758       In this case, the coordinates for Silver Fern Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.939 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.573 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.579 degrees.