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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 Weller Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weller Estates 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 Weller Estates:
- 39.361492, -77.268039
- 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 Weller 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 Weller Estates is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Weller Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weller 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.
- Big Woods Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Woods Estates is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Estates
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Elliot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliot is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Englandtowne
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Englandtowne is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englandtowne
- Fountain Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gently Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gently Savage is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gently Savage
- Green Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hartman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartman is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Harvest Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
- Highview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Honey Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Hoot'N Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hoot'N Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
- Hunting Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Kelly Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
- Land of Promise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Land of Promise is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Promise
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Peace and Plenty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peace and Plenty is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace and Plenty
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rattle Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
- Skyline Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
- Stonelake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stonelake is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
- Sugarloaf Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sugarloaf Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Overlook
- Sunnybrook Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tranquility is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Treasure Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
- Wolf Den Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring
- Woodspring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodspring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodspring
How Far From Weller Estates 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 Weller 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 Weller Estates and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Weller Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 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 most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Weller Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Weller Estates 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 Weller Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3615, Longitude: -77.2680 In this case, the coordinates for Weller Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.997 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.632 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.633 degrees. |
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