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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 Ben-Har Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ben-Har Heights 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 Ben-Har Heights:
- 39.605658, -76.879978
- 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 Ben-Har Heights
- 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 Ben-Har Heights 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 Ben-Har Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ben-Har Heights ...
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.
- Adams Chance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adams Chance is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chance
- Cedarbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clear View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clear View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Finlandia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Finlandia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenmount
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Hunt Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Lees Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Lees Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
- Park Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Random Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Random Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
- Raven Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Reeds Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Roberts Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
- Rockbrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roseville Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roseville Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
- Royal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Singer Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Singer Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Heights
- Small Crossings
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
- Summer Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
- Sunset Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
- Tabbys Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tabbys Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbys Delight
- Velvet Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
- Winterberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winterberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterberry
- Wolf Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
How Far From Ben-Har Heights 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 Ben-Har Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ben-Har Heights and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Ben-Har Heights 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ben-Har Heights) 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 Ben-Har Heights 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 Ben-Har Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6057, Longitude: -76.8800 In this case, the coordinates for Ben-Har Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.749 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.389 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.371 degrees. |
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