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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 Kingston Riding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingston Riding 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 Kingston Riding:
- 39.548437, -76.863589
- 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 Kingston Riding
- 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 Kingston Riding is near Baltimore County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Kingston Riding
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingston Riding ...
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.
- Adams Chance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Chance is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chance
- Boring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clear View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Evergreen Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Finlandia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finlandia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
- Harris Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harris Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lawndale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Lees Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Monarch Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
- Pheasant Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Raven Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Roberts Field
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
- Sandyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Singer Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Singer Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Heights
- Summer Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
- Tabbys Delight
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tabbys Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbys Delight
- Twin Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twin Knolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Knolls
- Winterberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winterberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterberry
- Wolf Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
How Far From Kingston Riding 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 Kingston Riding to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kingston Riding and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Kingston Riding to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kingston Riding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kingston Riding 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 Kingston Riding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5484, Longitude: -76.8636 In this case, the coordinates for Kingston Riding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.743 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.373 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.387 degrees. |
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