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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 Benders Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benders 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 Benders Heights:
- 39.449547, -77.000536
- 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 Benders 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 Benders Heights 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 Benders Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benders 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.
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Deep Valley
(3 miles [4.8 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 southeast)
- Emerald Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
- Continue List (26 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 south)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
- 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 northeast)
- 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
- 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
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- 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 southeast)
- Waters Edge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
How Far From Benders 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 Benders 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 Benders Heights and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Benders Heights to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south (S). Driving 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- Benders 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 Benders 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 Benders Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4495, Longitude: -77.0005 In this case, the coordinates for Benders Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.832 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.458 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.484 degrees. |
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