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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 Cherry Tree Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry Tree Hills 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 Cherry Tree Hills:
- 39.440103, -76.935257
- 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 Cherry Tree Hills
- 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 Cherry Tree Hills 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 Cherry Tree Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry Tree Hills ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Almond Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Valley
- Bonnie Brae
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Cherry Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Eldersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Folly Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Folly Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Farms
- Forest Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Freedom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freedom Forest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Freedom Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Gist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gist is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
- Irongate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Irongate is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Johnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Liberty Lake Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Lake Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake Hills
- Liberty Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Manor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Long Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Longview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longview Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Louisville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Lynn Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Lee is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
- Maple Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
- Marthas Legacy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marthas Legacy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Legacy
- Miners Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Miners Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Ridge
- Oklahoma
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Patriots Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Patriots Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Choice
- Red Oak Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hills
How Far From Cherry Tree Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cherry Tree Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cherry Tree Hills and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cherry Tree Hills to Westminster, 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherry Tree Hills) 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 Cherry Tree Hills 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 Cherry Tree Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4401, Longitude: -76.9353 In this case, the coordinates for Cherry Tree Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.793 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.414 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.46 degrees. |
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