Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crabster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crabster and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crabster
- 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 Crabster:
- 39.639822, -77.204706
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Crabster
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Crabster is near Frederick County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crabster ...
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.
- Bruceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Bullock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Cloverberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
- Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
- Copperfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperfield is located in Carroll County
- Copperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Copperville is located in Carroll County
- Fairground Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairground Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Longs Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
- Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Longville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
- Ottersdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottersdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
- Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
- Rising Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Carroll County
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- Roberts Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
- Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
- Stumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Union Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
- Union Hills is located in Carroll County
- Wheatfields
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatfields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
- Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
- Roberts Mill Run
How Far From Crabster 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 Crabster to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Crabster once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crabster and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crabster to Westminster, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crabster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Crabster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crabster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6398, Longitude: -77.2047 In this case, the coordinates for Crabster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crabster to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.94 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.611 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.497 degrees. |