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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 Dublin Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dublin Manor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dublin Manor:
    • 39.618991, -76.934980
    • 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 Dublin Manor
  • 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 Dublin Manor 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 Dublin Manor

Communities Also Named Dublin Manor ...

We found two communities that are also named Dublin Manor.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Dublin Manor.

Beyond Maryland.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Frederick County
      • This Dublin Manor is located in Frederick County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dublin Manor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Dublin Manor.
    • Harford County
      • This Dublin Manor is located in Harford County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east of the Dublin Manor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Dublin Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dublin Manor ...

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.

  • Cranberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cranberry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Lees Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Mexico
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mexico is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mountain Lake View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
  • New Mexico
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • New Mexico is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
  • Random Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Random Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
  • Roseville Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Roseville Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
  • Spring Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
  • Summer Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Summer Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
  • Velvet Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run

How Far From Dublin Manor 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 Dublin Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dublin Manor 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 Dublin Manor 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 50 miles [80.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dublin Manor) 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 Dublin Manor 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 Dublin Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6190, Longitude: -76.9350       In this case, the coordinates for Dublin Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.781 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.427 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.389 degrees.