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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 Centennial Homestead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centennial Homestead 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 Centennial Homestead:
- 39.494548, -76.904979
- 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 Centennial Homestead
- 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 Centennial Homestead is near Baltimore County and also Howard 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 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 Centennial Homestead
Curious and Interesting Names Near Centennial Homestead ...
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.
- Almond Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Almond Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Valley
- Beaver Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
- Charolais Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Charolais Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charolais Acres
- Cold Saturday
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cold Saturday is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Saturday
- Finksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flagg Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flagg Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Meadows
- Glen Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Green Hill Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Farm is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farm
- Greenleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- High Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Home Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Home Farm is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
- Lawndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawndale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Liberty View Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Liberty View Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View Farms
- Marthas Legacy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marthas Legacy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Legacy
- Monarch Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Red Oak Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Red Oak Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hills
- Ricketts Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ricketts Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Ridge
- Sandyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Twin Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twin Knolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Knolls
- Walnut Grove Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills
- Woodleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodleaf is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
How Far From Centennial Homestead 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 Centennial Homestead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Centennial Homestead and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Centennial Homestead to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centennial Homestead) 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 Centennial Homestead 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 Centennial Homestead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4945, Longitude: -76.9050 In this case, the coordinates for Centennial Homestead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.772 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.397 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.426 degrees. |
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