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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 Charloumyr, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charloumyr 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 Charloumyr:
- 39.554268, -77.071926
- 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 Charloumyr
- 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 Charloumyr is near Frederick County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Charloumyr
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charloumyr ...
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.
- Chapel Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chapel Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
- Daisy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
- Fountain Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
- Furnace Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
- Glenn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
- Jasontown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jasontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
- Joseph Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
- Key Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Key Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
- Maple Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Crest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
- Michaels Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Sams Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Spring Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Sunset Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Whispering Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
How Far From Charloumyr 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 Charloumyr to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Charloumyr and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Charloumyr to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 45 miles [72.4 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 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Charloumyr) 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 Charloumyr 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 Charloumyr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5543, Longitude: -77.0719 In this case, the coordinates for Charloumyr have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.867 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.515 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.474 degrees. |
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