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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 Lincoln Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lincoln Manor 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 Lincoln Manor:
- 39.628992, -76.823310
- 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 Lincoln Manor
- 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 Lincoln Manor 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 Lincoln Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincoln Manor ...
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.
- Ben-Har Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben-Har Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben-Har Heights
- Cedarbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clear View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clear View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hunt Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Hunter Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Green
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Prettyboy Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
- Roberts Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
- Rockbrook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Royal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Seven Havens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
- Singer Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Singer Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Heights
- Small Crossings
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
- Steeplechase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Sunset Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
- Wolf Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
How Far From Lincoln Manor 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 Lincoln Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lincoln Manor and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lincoln Manor to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lincoln Manor) 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 Lincoln Manor 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 Lincoln Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6290, Longitude: -76.8233 In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.714 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.352 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.337 degrees. |
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