Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Wye Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wye Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wye Creek

• 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 Wye Creek:
  • 39.381491, -77.487209
  • 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 Wye Creek

• 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 Wye Creek is near Loudoun County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Wye Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wye Creek ...

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.

• Copperfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Copperfield is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
• Country Side
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Country Side is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
• Field Pointe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
• Fountain Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
• Golf View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Golf View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
• Grove Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Kings Kingdom
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
• Kingsbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
• Lewis Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
• Lime Kiln
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
• Monarch Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
• Mountain Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Overlook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Overlook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Poplar Thicket
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Thicket is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Thicket
  • Roberts Retreat
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
  • Robin Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
  • Round Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Roundtree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Roundtree is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtree
  • Shookstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
  • Skyline Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
  • Sunset View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunset View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
  • Taskers Chance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
  • Winter Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
  • Winterborn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
  • Woodlawn Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wye Creek and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Wye Creek to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 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 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 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'