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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 Clydesdale Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clydesdale Acres 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 Clydesdale Acres:
- 39.522604, -76.864700
- 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 Clydesdale Acres
- 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 Clydesdale Acres 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 Clydesdale Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clydesdale Acres ...
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.
- Adams Chance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Chance is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chance
- Beaver Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
- Boring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Charolais Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charolais Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charolais Acres
- Cold Saturday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Saturday is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Saturday
- Evergreen Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Finksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flagg Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] 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 south)
- Glen Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Green Hill Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Farm is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farm
- Harris Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lawndale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lees Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Liberty View Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty View Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View Farms
- Monarch Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Ricketts Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ricketts Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Ridge
- Sandyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Tabbys Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tabbys Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbys Delight
- Twin Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Knolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Knolls
- Walnut Grove Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills
- Wolf Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
- Woodleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodleaf is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
How Far From Clydesdale Acres 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 Clydesdale Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clydesdale Acres and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Clydesdale Acres 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 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 '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- Clydesdale Acres) 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 Clydesdale Acres 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 Clydesdale Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5226, Longitude: -76.8647 In this case, the coordinates for Clydesdale Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.746 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.397 degrees. |
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