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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 Wolfe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolfe 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 Wolfe:
- 39.530656, -77.520543
- 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 Wolfe
- 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 Wolfe is near Washington County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Wolfe
Communities Also Named Wolfe ...
We found four communities that are also named Wolfe.
Within Maryland, the name Wolfe is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Vernon County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Wolfe [Vernon County].
- Ontario
- This Wolfe lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the north of the Wolfe that is located in Frederick County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Wolfe lies 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Wolfe that is located in Frederick County.
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This Wolfe is located in Mercer County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<2> to the southwest of the Wolfe that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Wolfe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolfe ...
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.
- Fishers Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fishers Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Hollow
- Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
- Harp
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harp is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Highfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highfields is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lost Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lost Eden is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Meeting House Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Middlepoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Middlepoint is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlepoint
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Turkey Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Vista Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
How Far From Wolfe 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 Wolfe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wolfe and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wolfe to Frederick, with an average speed<3> 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wolfe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolfe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wolfe 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 Wolfe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5307, Longitude: -77.5205 In this case, the coordinates for Wolfe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.136 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.817 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.675 degrees. |
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