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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 The Knolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Knolls 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 The Knolls:
    • 39.282324, -78.358061
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on The Knolls
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named The Knolls ...

We found seven communities that share the name The Knolls.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named The Knolls.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Campbell 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 Virginia community of The Knolls [Campbell County].
    • Prince William 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 Virginia community of The Knolls [Prince William County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This The Knolls is located in Kane County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the The Knolls that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of The Knolls.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This The Knolls is located in Calvert County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the The Knolls that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of The Knolls.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This The Knolls is located in Clark County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the The Knolls that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of The Knolls.
      • Stark County
      • This The Knolls is located in Stark County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the northwest of the The Knolls that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of The Knolls.
    • Utah
      • Tooele County
      • This The Knolls is located in Tooele County and lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<2> to the west northwest of the The Knolls that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of The Knolls.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Knolls ...

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.

  • Bubbling Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bubbling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubbling Spring
    • Bubbling Spring is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Cold Stream
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
    • Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Cross Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Good
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
    • Good is located in Frederick County
  • Gore
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
    • Gore is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <4>
  • Hayfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
    • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
  • High View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
    • High View is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High View <4>
  • Indian Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
    • Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Indian Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
    • Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
  • Nordic Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
    • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
  • Rolling Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Timber Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Wildwood Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
    • Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County

How Far From The Knolls 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 The Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Knolls 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 The Knolls to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Knolls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 The Knolls 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- The Knolls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Knolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2823, Longitude: -78.3581       In this case, the coordinates for The Knolls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 The Knolls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.652 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.365 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.13 degrees.




 

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