Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in West Frederick Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Frederick Highlands and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Frederick Highlands

• 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 West Frederick Highlands:
  • 39.363435, -77.468042
  • 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 West Frederick Highlands

• 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 West Frederick Highlands is near Montgomery County and also Loudoun 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 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 West Frederick Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Frederick Highlands ...

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.

• Country Side
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Country Side is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
• Evergreen Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
• Field Pointe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
• Golf View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Golf View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
• Grove Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Kings Kingdom
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
• Kingsbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
• Lime Kiln
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
• Manor Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Manor Village is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Michaels Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Michaels Mill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Mill
• Monarch Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Mountain Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
  • Overlook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Overlook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Poplar Thicket
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Poplar Thicket is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Thicket
  • Roberts Retreat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
  • Robin Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
  • Skyline Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
  • Sunset View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
  • Winterborn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
  • Wye Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek

How Far From West Frederick Highlands to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Frederick Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Frederick Highlands and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from West Frederick Highlands to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'