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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 Deer Park Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Park 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 Deer Park Estates:
- 39.496491, -76.933035
- 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 Deer Park 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 Deer Park Estates is near Baltimore County and also Frederick 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 Frederick 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 Deer Park Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Park 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.
- Almond Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Almond Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Valley
- Beaver Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
- Bird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
- Charolais Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Charolais Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charolais Acres
- Cold Saturday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cold Saturday is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Saturday
- Deep Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Deerpark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deerpark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark
- Finksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flagg Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flagg Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Meadows
- Four Seasons
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Greenleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Home Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Home Farm is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
- Liberty View Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty View Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View Farms
- Lynn Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Lee is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
- Marthas Legacy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marthas Legacy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Legacy
- Monarch Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
- Peach Brandy Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Peppermint Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peppermint Park is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Red Oak Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hills
- Ricketts Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ricketts Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Ridge
- Sandyville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Scotsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Smallwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smallwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Walnut Grove Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills
How Far From Deer Park 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 Deer Park 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 Deer Park Estates and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the 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 Deer Park Estates 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 41 miles [66 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 just about two full 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 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Park Estates) 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 Deer Park 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 Deer Park Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4965, Longitude: -76.9330 In this case, the coordinates for Deer Park Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.437 degrees. |
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