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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 Upper Seneca Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Seneca Crest 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 Upper Seneca Crest:
- 39.257328, -77.169704
- 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 Upper Seneca Crest
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Upper Seneca Crest is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Upper Seneca Crest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Seneca Crest ...
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.
- Bootjack
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bootjack is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Gardens
- Damascus Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Damascus Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Hill
- Diamond View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond View
- Florence Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Florence Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Farms
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Greenhills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenhills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Kings Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rocky Road Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rocky Road Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Road Park
- Sweepstakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
- Wildcat Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
- Wilderness Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk
How Far From Upper Seneca Crest 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 Upper Seneca Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Seneca Crest and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Seneca Crest to Rockville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 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 from Point A (ie- Upper Seneca Crest) 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 Upper Seneca Crest 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 Upper Seneca Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2573, Longitude: -77.1697 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Seneca Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.945 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.557 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.631 degrees. |
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