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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 Country Life Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Life Estates 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 Country Life Estates:
- 39.648713, -76.883034
- 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 Country Life Estates
- 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 Country Life Estates is near Baltimore County and also York 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 York 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 Country Life Estates
Communities Also Named Country Life Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Country Life Estates.
Within Maryland, the name Country Life Estates is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Country Life Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Country Life Estates is located in Wake County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Country Life Estates that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Country Life Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Life Estates ...
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.
- Ben-Har Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ben-Har Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben-Har Heights
- Brothers Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
- Cranberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Dug Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenmount
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Holland Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Hunt Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Maple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Reeds Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Royal Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Small Crossings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
- Sunset Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
- Whispering Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
How Far From Country Life Estates 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 Country Life Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Life Estates and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Country Life Estates 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 52 miles [83.7 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 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 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- Country Life Estates) 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 Country Life Estates 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 Country Life Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6487, Longitude: -76.8830 In this case, the coordinates for Country Life Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.748 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.394 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.355 degrees. |
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