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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 Furnace Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Furnace Hills 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 Furnace Hills:
- 39.576490, -77.016371
- 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 Furnace Hills
- 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 Furnace Hills is near Frederick County and also Baltimore 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 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 Furnace Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Furnace Hills ...
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.
- Chapel Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
- Daisy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
- Eden Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
- Fountain Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Jasontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jasontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
- Locust Neck Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
- Maple Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Crest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
- Michaels Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
- Mountain Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
- Rebecca Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rebecca Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Ridge
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Shoemakers Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
- Spring Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Sunset Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
- Tannery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Velvet Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
- Walnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Whispering Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
How Far From Furnace Hills 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 Furnace Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Furnace Hills and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Furnace Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Furnace Hills) 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 Furnace Hills 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 Furnace Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5765, Longitude: -77.0164 In this case, the coordinates for Furnace Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.832 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.479 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.441 degrees. |
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