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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 Cherrytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherrytown 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 Cherrytown:
    • 39.687601, -77.024704
    • 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 Cherrytown
  • 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 Cherrytown is near York County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Cherrytown

Communities Also Named Cherrytown ...

We found three communities that are also named Cherrytown.

Within Maryland, the name Cherrytown is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Cherrytown is located in Ulster County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cherrytown that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Cherrytown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Cherrytown is located in Bradford County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cherrytown that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Cherrytown.
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Cherrytown is located in Huntingdon County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the northwest of the Cherrytown that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Cherrytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherrytown ...

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.

  • Advocates Choice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
  • Deep Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Deep Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Greenfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Hidden Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Hoot'N Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoot'N Hollow is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
  • Locust Neck Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pipe Creek Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pipe Creek Mill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Shoemakers Lot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
    • Silver Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Silver Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Silver Run is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
    • Spring Meadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
    • Twin Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Union Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Union Mills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

How Far From Cherrytown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cherrytown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherrytown and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Cherrytown 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherrytown) 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 Cherrytown 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 Cherrytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6876, Longitude: -77.0247       In this case, the coordinates for Cherrytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.83 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.493 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.401 degrees.