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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 Marston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marston 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 Marston:
- 39.507672, -77.100303
- 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 Marston
- 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 Marston is near Frederick County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Marston
Communities Also Named Marston ...
We found ten communities that are also named Marston.
Within Maryland, the name Marston is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Mercer County
- This Marston is located in Mercer County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marston that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Marston.
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Marston [Natchitoches Parish].
- Washington Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Marston [Washington Parish].
- Missouri
- New Madrid County
- This Marston is located in New Madrid County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marston that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Marston.
- North Carolina
- Richmond County
- This Marston is located in Richmond County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Marston that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Marston.
- Ontario
- This Marston lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marston that is located in Carroll County.
- Quebec
- This Marston lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marston that is located in Carroll County.
- South Dakota
- Sully County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Marston [Sully County].
- Texas
- Polk County
- This Marston is located in Polk County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marston that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Marston.
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Marston [Sweetwater County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marston ...
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.
- Airport Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Bloom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
- Cover ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cover is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
- Covers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
- Daniel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Fieldcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- Fuller
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Harvest Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Holler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holler is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holler
- Huntfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntfield
- Jasontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jasontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
- New Horizons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Horizons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
- Quaker Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
- Rolling Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Sams Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Spring Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
- Sunset Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
- Timber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Union Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Marston 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 Marston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marston and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Marston to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 42 miles [67.6 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Marston could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Marston 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 Marston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5077, Longitude: -77.1003 In this case, the coordinates for Marston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.887 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.53 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.504 degrees. |
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