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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 Bar-Klee Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bar-Klee Estates 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 Bar-Klee Estates:
- 39.452325, -76.996092
- 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 Bar-Klee 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 Bar-Klee Estates is near Frederick County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Bar-Klee Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bar-Klee 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.
- Airport Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Airport Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Almond Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Almond Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Valley
- Bird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
- Bloom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Candlewick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Candlewick is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewick
- Cherry Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Cherry Tree Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Tree Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Hills
- Chestnut Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
- Daisy Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Daisy Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
- Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Deep Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Emerald Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emerald Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Fieldcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- Four Seasons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Gist
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gist is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
- Greenleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Heather Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heather Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Heritage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heritage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- High Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Huntfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntfield
- Irongate
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Irongate is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Johnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Lakeview Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Lynn Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Lee is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
- Maple Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
- Marthas Legacy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marthas Legacy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Legacy
- Miners Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miners Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Ridge
- Monks Misery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Monks Misery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Misery
- Patriots Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patriots Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Choice
- Peach Brandy Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Piney Ridge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Presidential Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
- Red Fox Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Fox Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Meadow
- Scotsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Stone House Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Sunset Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunset Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
- Waters Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waters Edge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
How Far From Bar-Klee Estates 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 Bar-Klee 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 Bar-Klee Estates and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Bar-Klee Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bar-Klee Estates) 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 Bar-Klee 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 Bar-Klee Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4523, Longitude: -76.9961 In this case, the coordinates for Bar-Klee Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.829 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.456 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.481 degrees. |
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