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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 Wingate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wingate 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 Wingate:
    • 39.410658, -77.433319
    • 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 Wingate
  • 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 Wingate is near Montgomery County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Wingate

Communities Also Named Wingate ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Wingate.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Wingate.

Beyond Maryland, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Dorchester County
      • This Wingate is located in Dorchester County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wingate that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Wingate.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Montgomery County
      • This Wingate is located in Montgomery County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the west of the Wingate that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wingate.
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Wingate is located in Butler County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the west of the Wingate that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Wingate.
    • Mississippi
      • Perry County
      • This Wingate is located in Perry County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wingate that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Wingate.
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This Wingate is located in Cass County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the west of the Wingate that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Wingate.
    • New Mexico
      • Bernalillo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Wingate [Bernalillo County].
      • McKinley County
      • This Wingate is located in McKinley County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<1> to the west of the Wingate that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Wingate.
    • North Carolina
      • Union County
      • This Wingate is located in Union County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wingate that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Wingate.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Wingate is located in Centre County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north of the Wingate that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Wingate.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This Wingate is located in Montgomery County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wingate that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wingate.
    • Texas
      • Runnels County
      • This Wingate is located in Runnels County and lies 1,364 miles [2,195.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wingate that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Runnels County community of Wingate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wingate ...

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.

  • Evergreen Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
  • Field Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
  • Frederick
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <3>
  • Golf View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Grove Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Kingsbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Meadowcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
  • Monarch Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Robin Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
    • Rocky Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rosedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Shookstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Taskers Chance
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Tulip Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
    • Windy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
    • Winter Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Woodlawn Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Workmans Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill

How Far From Wingate 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 Wingate to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wingate and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East.
  • 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 Wingate to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 41 miles [66 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wingate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Wingate could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wingate 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 Wingate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4107, Longitude: -77.4333       In this case, the coordinates for Wingate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.092 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.748 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.684 degrees.