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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 Joseph Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joseph Meadows 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 Joseph Meadows:
- 39.620100, -77.109705
- 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 Joseph Meadows
- 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 Joseph Meadows is near Frederick County and also Adams 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 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 Joseph Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joseph Meadows ...
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.
- Bear Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bear Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
- Cloverberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
- Copperfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copperfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Copperville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Daisy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
- Fairground Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Fountain Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
- Glenn Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hidden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Key Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Key Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
- Locust Neck Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mayberry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mayberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Ottersdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
- Pipe Creek Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pipe Creek Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
- Roberts Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
- Stumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Sunset Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
- Union Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
- Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Wheatfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
- Wolfs Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill
How Far From Joseph Meadows 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 Joseph Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Joseph Meadows and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Joseph Meadows 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 50 miles [80.5 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 most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 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- Joseph Meadows) 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 Joseph Meadows 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 Joseph Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6201, Longitude: -77.1097 In this case, the coordinates for Joseph Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.885 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.545 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.464 degrees. |
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