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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:
    • 39.664818, -77.727493
    • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Carroll Heights is near Franklin County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Carroll Heights is located in Carroll County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Carroll Heights that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carroll Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Carroll Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carroll Heights that is located in Washington 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 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carroll Heights that is located in Washington 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.

  • Cedar Lawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Lawn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clearview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Countryside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Countryside is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Fiddlesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
  • Fountain Head
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fountain Head is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
  • Funkstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gardenspot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardenspot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenspot
  • Greenberry Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenberry Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry Hills
  • Halfway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Halfway is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Hunter Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
  • Long Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Long Meadow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
  • Martins Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Martins Crossroads is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Orchard Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Paramount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Paramount is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
    • Security
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Security is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Terrace Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
    • Wood Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Wood Point is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point

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:

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Carroll Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Carroll Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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: 39.6648, Longitude: -77.7275       In this case, the coordinates for Carroll Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.251 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.968 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.713 degrees.