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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 Four Seasons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Four Seasons 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 Four Seasons:
    • 39.489547, -76.964425
    • 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 Four Seasons
  • 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 Four Seasons is near Baltimore County and also Frederick 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 Frederick 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 Four Seasons

Communities Also Named Four Seasons ...

We found ten communities that are also named Four Seasons.

Within Maryland, the name Four Seasons is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Kent County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Four Seasons that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Four Seasons.
    • Florida
      • Collier County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Collier County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Four Seasons that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Four Seasons.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Hillsborough County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the south southwest of the Four Seasons that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Four Seasons.
    • Missouri
      • Camden County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Camden County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the west of the Four Seasons that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Four Seasons.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Forsyth County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Four Seasons that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Four Seasons.
      • Henderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Four Seasons [Henderson County].
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the southwest of the Four Seasons that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Four Seasons.
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Kershaw County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Four Seasons that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Four Seasons.
    • Texas
      • Zapata County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Zapata County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Seasons that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Zapata County community of Four Seasons.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Four Seasons that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Four Seasons.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Four Seasons ...

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.

  • Beaver Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
  • Bird Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
  • Charolais Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Charolais Acres is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charolais Acres
  • Deep Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
  • Deerpark
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deerpark is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark
  • Fieldcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
  • Flagg Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Flagg Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Meadows
  • Greenleaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • High Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • High Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
  • Home Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Home Farm is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
  • Lynn Lee
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lynn Lee is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
  • Maple Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marthas Legacy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Marthas Legacy is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Legacy
    • Mountain View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain View is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Peach Brandy Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
    • Peppermint Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Peppermint Park is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
    • Presidential Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
    • Scotsdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
    • Smallwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Smallwood is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Walnut Grove Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills

How Far From Four Seasons 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 Four Seasons to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Four Seasons and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Four Seasons to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 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 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Four Seasons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Four Seasons could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>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 Four Seasons 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 Four Seasons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4895, Longitude: -76.9644       In this case, the coordinates for Four Seasons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.807 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.437 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.453 degrees.