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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 Warfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warfield 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 Warfield:
    • 39.450102, -77.441375
    • 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 Warfield
  • 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 Warfield 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 Warfield

Communities Also Named Warfield ...

We found eight communities that are also named Warfield.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Warfield.

Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Warfield is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Warfield that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Warfield.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Warfield lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Warfield that is located in Frederick County.
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Warfield [Sonoma County].
    • Georgia
      • Putnam County
      • This Warfield is located in Putnam County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Warfield that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Warfield.
    • Kentucky
      • Martin County
      • This Warfield is located in Martin County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Warfield that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Warfield.
    • Texas
      • Midland County
      • This Warfield is located in Midland County and lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Warfield that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Warfield.
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This Warfield is located in Brunswick County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the south of the Warfield that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Warfield.
    • West Virginia
      • Clay County
      • This Warfield is located in Clay County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Warfield that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Warfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warfield ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Charlesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Charlesville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Christophers Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
  • Clover Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Cloverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cloverview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
  • Deer Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
  • Frederick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Golf View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Grove Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Harmony Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hilltop Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
    • Howards Retreat
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
    • Indian Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Irongate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Irongate is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
    • Meadowcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
    • Mountain View
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Rocky Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Shookstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Taskers Chance
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Winpenny Tell
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
    • Winter Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Woodlawn Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Workmans Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill
    • Yellow Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Warfield to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 43 miles [69.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Warfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Warfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Warfield 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 Warfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4501, Longitude: -77.4414       In this case, the coordinates for Warfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.094 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.756 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.673 degrees.