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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 Lismarelu Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lismarelu Farms and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lismarelu Farms:
    • 39.587047, -76.889145
    • 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 Lismarelu Farms
  • 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 Lismarelu Farms 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 Lismarelu Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lismarelu Farms ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Adams Chance is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chance
  • Ben-Har Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ben-Har Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben-Har Heights
  • Clear View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clear View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
  • Finlandia
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Finlandia is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Lees Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Lees Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
  • Raven Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Raven Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
  • Roberts Field
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
  • Roseville Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Roseville Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
  • Singer Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Singer Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Heights
  • Small Crossings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Summer Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Summer Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
    • Tabbys Delight
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tabbys Delight is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbys Delight
    • Winterberry
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Winterberry is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterberry
    • Wolf Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Hill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill

How Far From Lismarelu Farms 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 Lismarelu Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Lismarelu Farms to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 48 miles [77.2 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 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lismarelu Farms) 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 Lismarelu Farms 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 Lismarelu Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5870, Longitude: -76.8891       In this case, the coordinates for Lismarelu Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.756 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.394 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.382 degrees.