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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 Waynes Way, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waynes Way 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 Waynes Way:
- 39.384824, -77.576100
- 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 Waynes Way
- 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 Waynes Way is near Washington County and also Loudoun 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 Loudoun 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 Waynes Way
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waynes Way ...
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.
- Boss Arnold Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Copperfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Copperfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Corner House
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corner House is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner House
- Fountain Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Gapland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Homers Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
- Lamb Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Knolls
- Lewis Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Locust Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Merry Midnight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Merry Midnight is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Midnight
- Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Petersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rice is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Roberts Retreat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
- Roundtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roundtree is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtree
- Skyline Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
- Slabtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Spoolsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spoolsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoolsville
- Springview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunrise is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Valley Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Overlook
- Winterborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winterborn is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
- Wye Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek
How Far From Waynes Way 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 Waynes Way to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waynes Way and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waynes Way to Frederick, with an average speed<3> 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 64 miles [103 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two 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 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waynes Way) 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 Waynes Way 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 Waynes Way. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3848, Longitude: -77.5761 In this case, the coordinates for Waynes Way have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.179 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.842 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.755 degrees. |
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