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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 Crouse Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crouse Mill 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 Crouse Mill:
- 39.617044, -77.204983
- 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 Crouse Mill
- 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 Crouse Mill is near Frederick County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Crouse Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crouse Mill ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bullock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Cloverberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
- Copperfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copperfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Copperville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Detour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Detour is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detour
- Fairground Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Glenn Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hidden Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Key Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Key Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ladiesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Longs Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
- Meadow Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Ottersdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
- Quaker Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
- Rabbit Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Roberts Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
- Stumptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Union Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
- Wheatfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
- Wolfs Den
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den
How Far From Crouse Mill 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 Crouse Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crouse Mill and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crouse Mill 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 58 miles [93.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crouse Mill) 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 Crouse Mill 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 Crouse Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6170, Longitude: -77.2050 In this case, the coordinates for Crouse Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.942 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.61 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.506 degrees. |
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