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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 Bloom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bloom 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 Bloom:
    • 39.478111, -77.029149
    • 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 Bloom
  • 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 Bloom 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 Bloom

Communities Also Named Bloom ...

We found nine communities that are also named Bloom.

Within Maryland, the name Bloom is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Otero County
      • This Bloom is located in Otero County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bloom that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Bloom.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bloom [Cook County].
    • Kansas
      • Ford County
      • This Bloom is located in Ford County and lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km]<1> to the west of the Bloom that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Bloom.
    • Kentucky
      • Graves County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bloom [Graves County].
    • Manitoba
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Bloom.
    • North Dakota
      • Stutsman County
      • This Bloom is located in Stutsman County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bloom that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Bloom.
    • Ohio
      • Scioto County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bloom [Scioto County].
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Bloom is located in Millard County and lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<1> to the west of the Bloom that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Bloom.
    • Virginia
      • Frederick County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bloom [Frederick County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloom ...

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 southeast)
    • Airport Acres is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Bird Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
  • Daniel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Daniel is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Deep Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
  • Fieldcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
  • Four Seasons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Gist
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gist is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
  • Greenleaf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Heritage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Huntfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Huntfield is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntfield
  • Lynn Lee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lynn Lee is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
  • Maple Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mountain View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain View is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Peach Brandy Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
    • Presidential Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
    • Red Fox Meadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Red Fox Meadow is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Meadow
    • Rolling Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Scotsdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
    • Smallwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Smallwood is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Stone House Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
    • Sun Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
    • Sunset Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Hill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill

How Far From Bloom 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 Bloom to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bloom 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 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Bloom to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 40 miles [64.4 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bloom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bloom could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bloom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bloom 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 Bloom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4781, Longitude: -77.0291       In this case, the coordinates for Bloom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.847 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.48 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.485 degrees.