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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 Taskers Chance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taskers Chance 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 Taskers Chance:
- 39.421491, -77.439986
- 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 Taskers Chance
- 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 Taskers Chance is near Washington County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Taskers Chance
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taskers Chance ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 north)
- Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cloverview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
- Deer Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Evergreen Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
- Field Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
- Frederick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
- Golf View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Golf View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
- Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Grove Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Howards Retreat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
- Kingsbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Meadowcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
- Monarch Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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 north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shookstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shookstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Winter Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winter Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
- Winterborn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winterborn is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
- Woodlawn Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Workmans Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill
How Far From Taskers Chance 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 Taskers Chance to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Taskers Chance 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 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Taskers Chance to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 42 miles [67.6 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<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 6,600 miles [10,621.7 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> | 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taskers Chance) 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 Taskers Chance 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 Taskers Chance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4215, Longitude: -77.4400 In this case, the coordinates for Taskers Chance have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.095 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.753 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.683 degrees. |
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