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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 Whisperren Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whisperren Oaks 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 Whisperren Oaks:
- 39.490379, -77.262205
- 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 Whisperren Oaks
- 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 Whisperren Oaks is near Carroll County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Whisperren Oaks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whisperren Oaks ...
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.
- Campers Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campers Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campers Hill
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chestnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Copper Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
- Fairhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Fox Pass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Pass is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pass
- Grossnickle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Johnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Liberty Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Forest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Forest
- Liberty Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
- Libertytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Pleasant Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Scouts Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
- Silver Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Ten Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ten Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Oaks
- Winter Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winter Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
How Far From Whisperren Oaks 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 Whisperren Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Whisperren Oaks and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whisperren Oaks to Frederick, with an average speed<2> 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 54 miles [86.9 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whisperren Oaks) 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 Whisperren Oaks 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 Whisperren Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4904, Longitude: -77.2622 In this case, the coordinates for Whisperren Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.985 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.638 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.58 degrees. |
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