Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dayspring Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dayspring Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dayspring Estates

• 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 Dayspring Estates:
  • 39.634825, -76.900534
  • 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 Dayspring 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Dayspring Estates is near Baltimore County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dayspring 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 southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben-Har Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben-Har Heights
  • Ben-Har Heights is located in Carroll County
• Cranberry
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
  • Cranberry is located in Carroll County
• Dug Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dug Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
  • Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
• Finlandia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finlandia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
  • Finlandia is located in Carroll County
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Acres is located in Carroll County
• Greenmount
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenmount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • Greenmount is located in Carroll County
• Holland Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
  • Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
• Hunt Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
  • Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
• Lees Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
• Maple Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
• Mexico
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Carroll County
• New Mexico
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
  • New Mexico is located in Carroll County
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  • Park Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
    • Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Random Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
    • Random Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Reeds Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
    • Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
  • Rockbrook Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
    • Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
  • Roseville Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
    • Roseville Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Royal Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
    • Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Singer Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Heights
    • Singer Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Small Crossings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small Crossings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
    • Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
  • Spring Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
    • Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
  • Summer Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
    • Summer Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Sunset Way
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Way have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
    • Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
  • Velvet Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velvet Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
    • Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
  • Whispering Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
    • Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Winterberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterberry
    • Winterberry is located in Carroll County

How Far From Dayspring 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 Dayspring Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dayspring Estates and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Dayspring Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 51 miles [82.1 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 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 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dayspring Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/