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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 Arters Mill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arters Mill Estates 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 Arters Mill Estates:
    • 39.688156, -77.072760
    • 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 Arters Mill 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Arters Mill Estates is near Adams County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Arters Mill Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arters Mill 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.

  • Cherrytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cherrytown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
  • Eleven Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Eleven Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Hidden Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Hoot'N Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoot'N Hollow is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
  • Kingsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
  • Littlestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mayberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayberry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Piney Creek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Piney Creek is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
  • Pipe Creek Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pipe Creek Mill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
  • Silver Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Silver Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Silver Run is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
    • Twin Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Union Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Mills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Wolfs Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill

How Far From Arters Mill Estates 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 Arters Mill 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 Arters Mill Estates and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Arters Mill Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 54 miles [86.9 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 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 from Point A (ie- Arters Mill 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 Arters Mill 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 Arters Mill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6882, Longitude: -77.0728       In this case, the coordinates for Arters Mill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.858 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.525 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.421 degrees.