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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 Cambridge Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cambridge Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cambridge Estates:
    • 39.649545, -77.019148
    • 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 Cambridge Estates
  • 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 Cambridge Estates is near York County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Cambridge Estates

Communities Also Named Cambridge Estates ...

We found five communities that are also named Cambridge Estates.

Within Maryland, the name Cambridge Estates is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Cambridge Estates is located in Mobile County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cambridge Estates that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Cambridge Estates.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Cambridge Estates is located in DeKalb County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cambridge Estates that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Cambridge Estates.
      • Fayette County
      • This Cambridge Estates is located in Fayette County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the southwest of the Cambridge Estates that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Cambridge Estates.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Cambridge Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cambridge Estates that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Cambridge Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Cambridge Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cambridge Estates that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Cambridge Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cambridge Estates ...

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.

  • Advocates Choice
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
  • Cherrytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherrytown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
  • Daisy Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
  • Deep Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deep Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
  • Fountain Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
  • Hidden Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Locust Neck Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Shoemakers Lot
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
  • Silver Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
  • Silver Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
  • Spring Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
  • Twin Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Union Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Union Mills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cambridge Estates and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Cambridge Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 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 most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cambridge Estates) 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 Cambridge Estates 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 Cambridge Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6495, Longitude: -77.0191       In this case, the coordinates for Cambridge Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.829 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.486 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.413 degrees.