Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Middletown Estates:
  • 39.448157, -77.572211
  • 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 Middletown 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 West Middletown Estates is near Washington County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Middletown Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Middletown 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.

• Appletown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Appletown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appletown
• Corner House
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Corner House is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner House
• Cross Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
• Fountain Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
• Frostown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Frostown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Harmony Knolls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
• Hawbottom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
• Highfields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Highfields is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
• Hilltop Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
• Homers Delight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
• Irongate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Irongate is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Lamb Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamb Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Knolls
  • Lens Rambles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lens Rambles is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lens Rambles
  • Locust Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Locust Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
  • Meadow Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Park Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Park Hall is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hall
  • Round Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Skyline Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
  • Spoolsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spoolsville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoolsville
  • Station Roads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Station Roads is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
  • Sunset View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
  • Turkey Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
  • Valley Overlook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Valley Overlook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Overlook
  • Vista Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
  • Winterborn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn

How Far From West Middletown Estates 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 West Middletown 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 West Middletown Estates and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from West Middletown Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 47 miles [75.6 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'