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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 Gillis Falls Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gillis Falls 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 Gillis Falls Estates:
- 39.422325, -77.079981
- 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 Gillis Falls 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 Gillis Falls Estates is near Frederick County and also Howard 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Gillis Falls Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gillis Falls 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.
- Chestnut Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
- Cover ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cover is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
- Covers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
- Daisy Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
- Dales Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dales Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Delight
- Daniel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Day
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Flag Marsh Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flag Marsh Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Marsh Heights
- Fuller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Heather Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heather Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Monks Misery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monks Misery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Misery
- Mountain Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Horizons
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Horizons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- Red Fox Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Fox Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Meadow
- River Wood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- River Wood Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Wood Hills
- Stone House Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Sun Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Watersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Windsong Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms
How Far From Gillis Falls Estates 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 Gillis Falls 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 Gillis Falls Estates and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gillis Falls Estates to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Gillis Falls 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 Gillis Falls 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 Gillis Falls Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4223, Longitude: -77.0800 In this case, the coordinates for Gillis Falls Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.881 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.51 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.529 degrees. |
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