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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 McKinstrys Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKinstrys Mill 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 McKinstrys Mill:
- 39.534483, -77.159653
- 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 McKinstrys Mill
- 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 McKinstrys Mill 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 McKinstrys Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKinstrys Mill ...
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.
- Glenn Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
- Grossnickle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
- Hidden Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Holler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holler is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holler
- Johnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Key Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Key Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
- Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
- Quaker Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
- Rabbit Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sams Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Union Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From McKinstrys Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McKinstrys Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McKinstrys Mill and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from McKinstrys Mill to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 44 miles [70.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McKinstrys Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 McKinstrys Mill 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 McKinstrys Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5345, Longitude: -77.1597 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.921 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.572 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.519 degrees. |
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