Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Titus Estates:
  • 39.275658, -77.492765
  • 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 Titus 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 Titus Estates is near Loudoun County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Titus Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Titus 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.

• Furnace Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
• Furnace Mountain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Furnace Mountain is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Mountain
• Greenfield Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
• Manor Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Manor Village is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
• Merry Midnight
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Merry Midnight is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Midnight
• Park Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Park Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
• Pleasant View
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pleasant View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Poplar Thicket
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Thicket is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Thicket
• Potomac Overlook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Potomac Overlook is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
• Rock Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rock Hall is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
• Scattersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Scattersville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
• Sunrise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

How Far From Titus 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 Titus 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 Titus Estates and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Titus Estates to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'