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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 Frederick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frederick and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Frederick:
    • 38.811187, -82.777668
    • 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 Frederick
  • 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 Scioto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
    • Since Frederick is near Lawrence County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Frederick

Communities Also Named Frederick ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Frederick.

There are three communities within Ohio that are also named Frederick.

Beyond Ohio, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Knox County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Frederick [Knox County].
    • Mahoning County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Frederick [Mahoning County].
    • Miami County
      • This Frederick is located in Miami County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the northwest of the Frederick that is located in Scioto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Frederick.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Frederick lies 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Frederick that is located in Scioto County.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Frederick is located in Weld County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Frederick that is located in Scioto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Frederick.
    • Florida
      • Martin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Frederick [Martin County].
    • Illinois
      • Schuyler County
      • This Frederick is located in Schuyler County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Frederick that is located in Scioto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Frederick.
    • Kansas
      • Lyon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Frederick [Lyon County].
      • Rice County
      • This Frederick is located in Rice County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<2> to the west of the Frederick that is located in Scioto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Frederick.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Frederick is located in Frederick County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<2> to the east of the Frederick that is located in Scioto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Frederick.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Frederick.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • Although located in Beaufort County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Frederick.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tillman County
      • This Frederick is located in Tillman County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Frederick that is located in Scioto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillman County community of Frederick.
    • Ontario
      • This Frederick lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<2> to the north of the Frederick that is located in Scioto County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Frederick is located in Montgomery County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Frederick that is located in Scioto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Frederick.
    • South Dakota
      • Brown County
      • This Frederick is located in Brown County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Frederick that is located in Scioto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Frederick.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Frederick [Fayette County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frederick ...

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.

  • Bloom Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bloom Junction is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Junction
  • Clarktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Clarktown is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Edmunds Switch
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
  • Egypt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Egypt is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Fair Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Firebrick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Firebrick is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
  • Garden City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Mabee Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mabee Corner is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabee Corner
  • Madland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Madland is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madland
  • Olive Furnace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
  • Pinkerman
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pinkerman is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerman
  • Purdy Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
  • Rubyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rubyville is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubyville

How Far From Frederick to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Frederick to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Portsmouth, which is the Seat of Scioto County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frederick to Portsmouth, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Frederick 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.
<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- Frederick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Frederick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Frederick 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 Frederick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8112, Longitude: -82.7777       In this case, the coordinates for Frederick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.355 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.373 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.217 degrees.