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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 Hideaway Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hideaway 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 Hideaway Estates:
- 39.683712, -76.967759
- 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 Hideaway 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 Hideaway Estates is near York County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Hideaway Estates
Communities Also Named Hideaway Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Hideaway Estates.
Within Maryland, the name Hideaway Estates is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hideaway Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Hideaway Estates is located in Orange County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hideaway Estates that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Hideaway Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hideaway 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
- Cherrytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherrytown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Deep Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deep Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Dug Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Holland Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Park Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Reeds Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Royal Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Shoemakers Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
- Silver Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Silver Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Spring Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Whispering Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
How Far From Hideaway 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 Hideaway Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hideaway Estates and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Hideaway 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 54 miles [86.9 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 4,446 miles [7,155.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hideaway 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 Hideaway 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 Hideaway Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6837, Longitude: -76.9678 In this case, the coordinates for Hideaway Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.796 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.454 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.378 degrees. |
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