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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 Chestnut Grove Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut Grove Estates 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 Chestnut Grove Estates:
- 39.321490, -78.228337
- 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 Chestnut Grove Estates
- 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 Chestnut Grove Estates is near Berkeley County and also Hampshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire 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 Chestnut Grove Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Grove Estates ...
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.
- Baileys Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cross Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gordondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gordondale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
- Gore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Spring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Indian Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Indian Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Light ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Light is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Nordic Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Timber Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Wildwood Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Chestnut Grove Estates 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 Chestnut Grove Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chestnut Grove Estates and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Chestnut Grove Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chestnut Grove Estates) 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 Chestnut Grove Estates 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 Chestnut Grove Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3215, Longitude: -78.2283 In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Grove Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.572 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.28 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.06 degrees. |
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