Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fairground Village:
  • 39.648711, -77.162205
  • 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 Fairground Village

• 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 Fairground Village is near Frederick County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Fairground Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairground Village ...

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.

• Cloverberry
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
• Copperfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Copperfield is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
• Copperville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Copperville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
• Crabster ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Crabster is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
• Eleven Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eleven Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
• Green Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Longs Mountain View
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
• Meadow Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Ottersdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
• Rising Sun
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rising Sun is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
• Roberts Mill Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
• Stumptown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stumptown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
• Wheatfields
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
• Wolfs Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill

How Far From Fairground Village 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 Fairground Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fairground Village and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairground Village to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south (S). Driving 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 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'