Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Linden Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linden Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Linden Estates

• 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 Linden Estates:
  • 39.648712, -77.026093
  • 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 Linden Estates

• 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 Linden Estates is near Adams County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Linden Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linden Estates ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
• Cherrytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherrytown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
• Daisy Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
• Deep Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Run is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
• Fountain Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
• Hidden Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
• Locust Neck Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
• Mayberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mayberry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Shoemakers Lot
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
  • Silver Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
  • Silver Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
  • Spring Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
  • Twin Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Union Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Union Mills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

How Far From Linden Estates 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 Linden Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Linden Estates and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Linden Estates 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 51 miles [82.1 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 5,865 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>'