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.
  • 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:
  • 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

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)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Bloom is located in Carroll County
• Cover ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
  • Cover is located in Carroll County
• Covers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
  • Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
• Fuller
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Fuller is located in Frederick County
• Glenn Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
  • Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
• Grossnickle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grossnickle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
  • Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
• Harvest Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
  • Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
• Hidden Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
  • Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
• Holler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holler
  • Holler is located in Frederick County
• Huntfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntfield
  • Huntfield is located in Carroll County
• Jasontown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
  • Jasontown is located in Carroll County
• Johnsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Johnsville is located in Frederick County
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  • Key Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
    • Key Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Liberty Knolls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
    • Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
  • Mountain Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
    • Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
  • New Horizons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Horizons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
    • New Horizons is located in Carroll County
  • Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipe Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
    • Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
  • Quaker Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
    • Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Rabbit Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
    • Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
  • Rolling Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Sams Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
    • Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
  • Sun Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Sun Valley Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
    • Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
  • Timber Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Union Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bridge
    • Union Bridge is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Bridge <3>
  • Uniontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Carroll County
  • Unionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Frederick County
  • Walnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County

How Far From Englars Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<4> 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]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Englars Mill to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
• 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).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Englars Mill. 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: https://www.maryland.gov/