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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 Fridinger Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fridinger Estates 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 Fridinger Estates:
- 39.655102, -76.929424
- 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 Fridinger Estates
- 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 Fridinger Estates 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 Fridinger Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fridinger Estates ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
- Cranberry
(Less than 2 miles 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 northwest)
- Deep Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Dug Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Holland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Hunt Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 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 east)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- New Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Random Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Random Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
- Reeds Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Roseville Heights
(3 miles [4.8 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 east)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Spring Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Valley Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
- Whispering Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
How Far From Fridinger Estates 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 Fridinger Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fridinger Estates 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 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Fridinger Estates 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 52 miles [83.7 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 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fridinger Estates) 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 Fridinger Estates 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 Fridinger Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6551, Longitude: -76.9294 In this case, the coordinates for Fridinger Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.775 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.426 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.373 degrees. |
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