Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ten Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ten Oaks and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ten Oaks

• 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 Ten Oaks:
  • 39.457602, -77.308872
  • 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 Ten Oaks

• 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 Ten Oaks is near Carroll County and also Montgomery 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 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 Ten Oaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ten Oaks ...

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.

• Aspen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Aspen is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
• Campers Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Campers Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campers Hill
• Chestnut Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Colony Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Colony Village is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
• Discovery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Discovery is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
• Fox Pass
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fox Pass is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pass
• Hickory Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Islands of Balmoral
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Islands of Balmoral is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islands of Balmoral
• Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Meadows is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pleasant Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pleasant Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
  • Pleasant Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Oaks is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Oaks
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Scouts Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
  • Silver Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill

How Far From Ten Oaks 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 Ten Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ten Oaks and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Ten Oaks 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 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 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'