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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 Manor Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carroll Manor Ridge 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 Manor Ridge:
    • 39.509829, -76.502743
    • 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 Manor Ridge
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Carroll Manor Ridge is near Harford County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Manor Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carroll Manor Ridge ...

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.

  • Eagle View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Eagle View is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
  • Fox Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Foxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Foxwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Franklins Chance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
  • Glen Arm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Gunpowder Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
  • Harvest Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
  • Henrys Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
  • Hillendale Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
  • Hunting Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Jenkins
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenkins is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Locust Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
    • Long Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Green is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
    • Long Green Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
    • Manor Fields
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
    • Manor Glade
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
    • Manor Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
    • Manor Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
    • Manor Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
    • Manor Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
    • Manor View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Manor View is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
    • Orchard Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
    • Sunnybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Sweet Air
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
    • Upper Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carroll Manor Ridge and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carroll Manor Ridge to Towson, with an average speed<3> 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 36 miles [57.9 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Manor Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Manor Ridge 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 Manor Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5098, Longitude: -76.5027       In this case, the coordinates for Carroll Manor Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.532 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.127 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.248 degrees.