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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 Grouse Hollow Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grouse Hollow Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Grouse Hollow Estates
  • 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 Grouse Hollow Estates:
    • 39.259825, -78.198335
    • 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 Grouse Hollow 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 Grouse Hollow Estates is near Winchester City and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Grouse Hollow Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grouse Hollow 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
  • Cedar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Chambersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chambersville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
  • Clear Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Green Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Spring is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Hayfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Hill Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hill Crest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
  • Indian Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
  • Indian Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Light ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Light is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
  • Round Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stonewall Orchard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
    • Sunnyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Woodchuck Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Woodchuck Heights is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck Heights

How Far From Grouse Hollow 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 Grouse Hollow 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 Grouse Hollow Estates and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Grouse Hollow Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two 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 67 miles [107.8 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 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grouse Hollow 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 Grouse Hollow 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 Grouse Hollow Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2598, Longitude: -78.1983       In this case, the coordinates for Grouse Hollow Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.558 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.254 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.07 degrees.