Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Longs Mountain View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longs Mountain View and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Longs Mountain View

• 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 Longs Mountain View:
  • 39.652877, -77.187483
  • 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 Longs Mountain View

• 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 Longs Mountain View is near Frederick County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Longs Mountain View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Longs Mountain View ...

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.

• Cloverberry
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
• Copperfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Copperfield is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
• Copperville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Copperville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
• Crabster ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crabster is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
• Fairground Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
• Green Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Longville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Longville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
• Meadow Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Ottersdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
• Rising Sun
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rising Sun is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
• Roberts Mill Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
• Stumptown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Stumptown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
• Wheatfields
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields

How Far From Longs Mountain View 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 Longs Mountain View to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Longs Mountain View 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 59 miles [95 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over 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 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'