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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 Sycamore Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sycamore Heights 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 Sycamore Heights:
    • 39.640652, -77.650269
    • 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 Sycamore 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Sycamore Heights is near Frederick County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Sycamore Heights

Communities Also Named Sycamore Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Sycamore Heights.

Within Maryland, the name Sycamore Heights is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Sycamore Heights in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Baxter County
      • This Sycamore Heights is located in Baxter County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sycamore Heights that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Sycamore Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sycamore 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.

  • Bagtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bagtown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagtown
  • Beaver Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Cavetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cavetown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Chewsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chewsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
  • Crest Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crest Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Valley
  • Fiddlesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
  • Fountain Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain Head is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
  • Funkstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenvale Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
  • Havenwood Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Havenwood Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood Hills
  • Holiday Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Farms is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Farms
  • Hunter Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jugtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jugtown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
    • Londontowne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Londontowne is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
    • Long Meadow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Meadow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
    • Paramount
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Paramount is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
    • Pondsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pondsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
    • Security
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Security is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Terrace Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
    • Wood Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Wood Point is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point

How Far From Sycamore 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 Sycamore Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sycamore Heights and extending to:

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Sycamore Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Sycamore Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sycamore 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 Sycamore Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6407, Longitude: -77.6503       In this case, the coordinates for Sycamore Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.207 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.914 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.689 degrees.