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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 Wolf Den Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolf Den Spring 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 Wolf Den Spring:
- 39.340660, -77.230261
- 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 Wolf Den Spring
- 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 Wolf Den Spring 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 Wolf Den Spring
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf Den Spring ...
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.
- Englandtowne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Englandtowne is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englandtowne
- Fountain Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Knolls
- Gently Savage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gently Savage is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gently Savage
- Harvest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
- Highview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Kelly Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mill Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bottom is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bottom
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rattle Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Skyline Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
- Stonelake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonelake is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
- Sugarloaf Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugarloaf Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Overlook
- Sunnybrook Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tranquility is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Treasure Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
How Far From Wolf Den Spring 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 Wolf Den Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wolf Den Spring and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wolf Den Spring 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 46 miles [74 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day 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 6,594 miles [10,612 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Wolf Den Spring) 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 Wolf Den Spring 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 Wolf Den Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3407, Longitude: -77.2303 In this case, the coordinates for Wolf Den Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.975 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.605 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.625 degrees. |
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