Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Bachman Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bachman Valley Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bachman Valley 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 Bachman Valley Estates:
  • 39.665102, -76.938591
  • 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 Bachman Valley 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 Bachman Valley Estates 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 Bachman Valley Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bachman Valley 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.

• Advocates Choice
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
• Cranberry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cranberry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Deep Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Run is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
• Dug Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Holland Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Park Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
• Random Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Random Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
• Reeds Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
• Royal Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
• Spring Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
• Valley Vista
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
• Whispering Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley

How Far From Bachman Valley 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 Bachman Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bachman Valley Estates 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 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Bachman Valley Estates 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 53 miles [85.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'