Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kimberly Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kimberly Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kimberly Heights
- 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 Kimberly Heights:
- 39.397325, -77.099981
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kimberly Heights
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Kimberly Heights is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- eBird sighting report for Frederick 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kimberly Heights ...
We found two communities that share the name Kimberly Heights.
Within Maryland, the name Kimberly Heights is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Kimberly Heights [Cook County].
- Louisiana
- Vernon Parish
- This Kimberly Heights is located in Vernon Parish and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Kimberly Heights that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Kimberly Heights.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimberly Heights ...
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.
- Cover ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Dales Delight
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dales Delight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Delight
- Dales Delight is located in Carroll County
- Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Day
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Flag Marsh Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Marsh Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Marsh Heights
- Flag Marsh Heights is located in Carroll County
- Fuller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Mountain Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
- Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
- New Horizons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Horizons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- New Horizons is located in Carroll County
- Nursery View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nursery View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery View
- Nursery View is located in Howard County
- Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Howard County
- Rising Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
- Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
- River Wood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Wood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Wood Hills
- River Wood Hills is located in Carroll County
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- Stone House Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone House Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Twin Maples
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Maples have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Maples
- Twin Maples is located in Howard County
- Watersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Windsong Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsong Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms
- Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
- Stone House Village
How Far From Kimberly Heights 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 Kimberly Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kimberly Heights and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kimberly Heights to Westminster, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five 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 34 miles [54.7 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 most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kimberly Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Kimberly Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kimberly Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kimberly Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3973, Longitude: -77.1000 In this case, the coordinates for Kimberly Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kimberly Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.894 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.521 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.547 degrees. |