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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 Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carroll Meadows 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 Carroll Meadows:
- 39.579824, -76.979426
- 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 Meadows
- 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 Meadows 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 Carroll Meadows
Communities Also Named Carroll Meadows ...
We found one communities that are also named Carroll Meadows.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Carroll Meadows.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Baltimore County
- This Carroll Meadows is located in Baltimore County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east of the Carroll Meadows that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Carroll Meadows.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carroll Meadows ...
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.
- Eden Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
- Furnace Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lees Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Maple Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Crest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
- Mexico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Michaels Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
- Mountain Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
- New Mexico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
- Random Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Random Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
- Spring Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Tannery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Velvet Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Whispering Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
How Far From Carroll Meadows 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 Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carroll Meadows and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Carroll Meadows 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 47 miles [75.6 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 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carroll Meadows) 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 Meadows 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 Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5798, Longitude: -76.9794 In this case, the coordinates for Carroll Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.81 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.454 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.424 degrees. |
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