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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 Stone Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Manor 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 Stone Manor:
    • 39.558434, -77.245261
    • 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 Stone Manor
  • 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 Stone Manor is near Carroll County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Stone Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Manor ...

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.

  • Bruceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bruceville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Copper Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
  • Detour
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Detour is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detour
  • Fairhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Good Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Good Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill
  • Grossnickle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
  • Hidden Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
  • Johnsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Johnsville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ladiesburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
    • Liberty Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Forest is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Forest
    • Quarry View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Quarry View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry View
    • Rabbit Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
    • Union Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wolfs Den
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den

How Far From Stone Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stone Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stone Manor and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stone Manor to Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stone Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Stone Manor 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 Stone Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5584, Longitude: -77.2453       In this case, the coordinates for Stone Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.97 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.632 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.546 degrees.