Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Carpenter Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carpenter Point and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carpenter Point

• 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 Carpenter Point:
  • 39.544282, -76.006614
  • 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 Carpenter Point

• 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Since Carpenter Point is near Harford County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Carpenter Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carpenter Point ...

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.

• Chestnut Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chestnut Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Point
• Elk Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
• Frenchtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Joy Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Joy Haven is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Haven
• Mountain Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mountain Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
• Perry Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Perry Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
• Poplar Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Poplar Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
• Red Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
• Town Commons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Town Commons is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Commons

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carpenter Point and extending to:

• Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carpenter Point to Elkton, with an average speed<2> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'