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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 Alesia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alesia 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 Alesia:
- 39.683158, -76.828865
- 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 Alesia
- 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 Alesia is near Baltimore County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Alesia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alesia ...
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.
- Brothers Delight
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
- Dug Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Fiscal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fiscal is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
- Forest Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Gunpowder Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gunpowder Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Ridge
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hokes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hokes is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
- Holland Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Meadow View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Peaceful Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Prettyboy Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rockbrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roller
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Royal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Seven Havens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
- Sugar Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Sunset Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
- Valley Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
- Walkers Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
- Whispering Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
- Young Mans Fancy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
How Far From Alesia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alesia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Alesia and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alesia to Westminster, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over 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 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Alesia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Alesia 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 Alesia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6832, Longitude: -76.8289 In this case, the coordinates for Alesia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.713 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.36 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.318 degrees. |
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