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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 Grahams Green Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grahams Green Acres 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 Grahams Green Acres:
- 39.495101, -77.057760
- 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 Grahams Green Acres
- 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 Grahams Green Acres 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 Grahams Green Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grahams Green Acres ...
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.
- Airport Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Bird Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
- Bloom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Chapel Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
- Covers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
- Daniel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Deep Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Fieldcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- Four Seasons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Gist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gist is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
- Heritage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Huntfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntfield
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Maple Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Crest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
- New Horizons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Horizons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- Peach Brandy Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Presidential Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
- Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Sams Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Scotsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Smallwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smallwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Spring Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Stone House Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- 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 south)
- Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
- Sunset Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Grahams Green Acres 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 Grahams Green Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grahams Green Acres and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Grahams Green Acres 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 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 from Point A (ie- Grahams Green Acres) 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 Grahams Green Acres 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 Grahams Green Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4951, Longitude: -77.0578 In this case, the coordinates for Grahams Green Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.863 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.50 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.491 degrees. |
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