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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 Buckingham View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckingham View 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 Buckingham View:
- 39.558435, -76.976092
- 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 Buckingham View
- 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 Buckingham View is near Baltimore County and also Frederick 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 Frederick 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 Buckingham View
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckingham View ...
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.
- Chapel Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chapel Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
- Deerpark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deerpark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark
- Eden Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
- Furnace Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
- Harris Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lees Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Maple Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple Crest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
- Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Michaels Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
- Monarch Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mountain Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- New Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
- Peach Brandy Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Peppermint Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peppermint Park is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Random Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Random Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
- Raven Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raven Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Rebecca Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rebecca Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Ridge
- Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Sandyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Scotsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Smallwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smallwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Spring Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Tannery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Velvet Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Whispering Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
How Far From Buckingham View 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 Buckingham View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Buckingham View and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Buckingham View 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 45 miles [72.4 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 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 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Buckingham View) 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 Buckingham View 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 Buckingham View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5584, Longitude: -76.9761 In this case, the coordinates for Buckingham View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.81 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.45 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.431 degrees. |
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