Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Englars Mill:
  • 39.510935, -77.126371
  • 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 Englars 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 Englars Mill is near Frederick County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Englars Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Englars 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.

• Bloom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloom is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
• Cover ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cover is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
• Covers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
• Fuller
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fuller is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Glenn Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
• Grossnickle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
• Harvest Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
• Hidden Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
• Holler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holler is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holler
• Huntfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntfield is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntfield
• Jasontown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jasontown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
• Johnsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Johnsville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Key Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Key Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
  • Liberty Knolls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
  • Mountain Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
  • New Horizons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • New Horizons is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
  • Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
  • Quaker Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
  • Rabbit Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
  • Rolling Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
  • Sams Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
  • Sun Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
  • Timber Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
  • Union Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Bridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Bridge <1>
  • Uniontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Uniontown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Unionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Unionville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Walnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Englars 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 Englars 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 Englars Mill and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Englars Mill 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 42 miles [67.6 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 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 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>'