Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Advocates Choice:
  • 39.641768, -76.983037
  • 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 Advocates Choice

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Advocates Choice is near York County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Advocates Choice

Curious and Interesting Names Near Advocates Choice ...

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.

• Cherrytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherrytown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
• Cranberry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cranberry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Deep Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Deep Run is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
• Eden Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
• Fountain Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
• Furnace Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Hillside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hillside is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Lees Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
• Locust Neck Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
• Mexico
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexico is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Michaels Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mountain Lake View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
  • New Mexico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Mexico is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
  • Park Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Random Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Random Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
  • Reeds Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
  • Roseville Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseville Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
  • Shoemakers Lot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
  • Silver Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
  • Silver Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
  • Spring Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
  • Twin Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Union Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Mills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
  • Velvet Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
  • Whispering Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows

How Far From Advocates Choice 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 Advocates Choice to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Advocates Choice 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'