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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 Locust Neck Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust Neck Heights 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 Locust Neck Heights:
- 39.628990, -77.047760
- 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 Locust Neck 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Locust Neck Heights 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 Locust Neck Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust Neck 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.
- Advocates Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
- Bear Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
- Cherrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherrytown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
- Daisy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
- Deep Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Eden Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
- Fountain Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
- Furnace Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
- Hidden Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Jasontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jasontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
- Joseph Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
- Mayberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mayberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
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- Michaels Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pipe Creek Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pipe Creek Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
- Shoemakers Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
- Silver Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Silver Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Spring Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Sunset Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Whispering Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
- Wolfs Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill
How Far From Locust Neck Heights 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 Locust Neck Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Locust Neck Heights 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 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Locust Neck Heights 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 50 miles [80.5 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 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Locust Neck Heights) 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 Locust Neck Heights 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 Locust Neck Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6290, Longitude: -77.0478 In this case, the coordinates for Locust Neck Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.847 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.504 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.434 degrees. |
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