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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 Ebbvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ebbvale 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 Ebbvale:
- 39.677324, -76.918868
- 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 Ebbvale
- 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 Ebbvale is near York County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Ebbvale
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ebbvale ...
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.
- Advocates Choice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
- Brothers Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Deep Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deep Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Dug Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Forest Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Hobart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hobart is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Holland Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Hunt Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Meadow View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Park Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Peaceful Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Random Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Random Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
- Reeds Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Roseville Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roseville Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
- Royal Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Spring Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Valley Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
- Whispering Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
How Far From Ebbvale 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 Ebbvale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ebbvale 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 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Ebbvale 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 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 over 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 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ebbvale) 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 Ebbvale 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 Ebbvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6773, Longitude: -76.9189 In this case, the coordinates for Ebbvale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.767 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.42 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.359 degrees. |
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