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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 Blacks Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blacks Corner 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 Blacks Corner:
- 39.705933, -77.102483
- 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 Blacks Corner
- 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 Blacks Corner 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 Blacks Corner
Communities Also Named Blacks Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Blacks Corner.
Within Maryland, the name Blacks Corner is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- This Blacks Corner is located in Crawford County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blacks Corner that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Blacks Corner.
- Washington
- Yakima County
- This Blacks Corner is located in Yakima County and lies 2,182 miles [3,511.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blacks Corner that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Blacks Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blacks Corner ...
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.
- Eleven Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eleven Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hidden Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Hoot'N Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hoot'N Hollow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
- Kingsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Piney Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles 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 south)
- Pipe Creek Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
- Silver Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wolfs Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill
How Far From Blacks Corner 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 Blacks Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blacks Corner and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blacks Corner to Westminster, with an average speed<3> 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 59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south (S). Driving 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 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blacks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blacks Corner 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 Blacks Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7059, Longitude: -77.1025 In this case, the coordinates for Blacks Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.875 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.547 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.427 degrees. |
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