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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 Carroll Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carroll Heights 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 Carroll Heights:
    • 39.393159, -77.153315
    • 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 Carroll 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 Carroll Heights is near Frederick County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Carroll Heights

Communities Also Named Carroll Heights ...

We found three communities that are also named Carroll Heights.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Carroll Heights.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Washington County
      • This Carroll Heights is located in Washington County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carroll Heights that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Carroll Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Carroll Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carroll Heights that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Carroll Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Carroll Heights is located in Fulton County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carroll Heights that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Carroll Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carroll 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.

  • Cover ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cover is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
  • Dales Delight
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dales Delight is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Delight
  • Flag Marsh Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flag Marsh Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Marsh Heights
  • Fuller
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fuller is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Harvest Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
  • Harvest Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Jacobs Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jacobs Run is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
  • Kelly Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
  • Mill Bottom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Bottom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bottom
  • Mountain Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
  • Nursery View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nursery View is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery View
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rising Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
    • River Wood Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • River Wood Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Wood Hills
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Skyline Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
    • Timber Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Treasure Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
    • Watersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Watersville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
    • Windsong Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms

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

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carroll Heights to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Carroll Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3932, Longitude: -77.1533       In this case, the coordinates for Carroll Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.926 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.557 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.571 degrees.