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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 Kalten Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kalten 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 Kalten Acres:
- 39.619268, -76.999426
- 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 Kalten 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 Kalten Acres 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 Kalten Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kalten 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.
- Advocates Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Daisy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
- Eden Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
- Fountain Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
- Furnace Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Locust Neck Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
- Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Michaels Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mountain Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- New Mexico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
- Random Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Random Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
- Shoemakers Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
- Spring Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Velvet Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
- Whispering Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
How Far From Kalten Acres 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 Kalten 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 Kalten Acres and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Kalten Acres 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 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 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 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 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- Kalten 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 Kalten 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 Kalten Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6193, Longitude: -76.9994 In this case, the coordinates for Kalten Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.819 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.471 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.417 degrees. |
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