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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 Campus Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campus 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 Campus Heights:
- 39.540379, -76.986926
- 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 Campus 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 Campus Heights 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 Campus Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Campus 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.
- Beaver Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
- Bird Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
- 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
- Deep Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Deerpark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deerpark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark
- Eden Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
- Fieldcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- Four Seasons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- 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
- Greenleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Maple Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Crest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maple View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
- 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 east)
- Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
- Mountain Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Peach Brandy Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Peppermint Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peppermint Park is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Rebecca Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rebecca Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Ridge
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Sandyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Scotsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Smallwood
(2 miles [3.2 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 northwest)
- Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Tannery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Walnut Grove Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Whispering Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
How Far From Campus 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 Campus 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 Campus Heights and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Campus Heights 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 44 miles [70.8 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 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Campus 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 Campus 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 Campus Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5404, Longitude: -76.9869 In this case, the coordinates for Campus Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.817 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.456 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.443 degrees. |
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