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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 Mill Stream Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Stream Hills 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 Mill Stream Hills:
    • 39.708992, -76.799698
    • 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 Mill Stream Hills
  • 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 Mill Stream Hills 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 Mill Stream Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Stream Hills ...

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.

  • Brothers Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
  • Fiscal
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fiscal is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
  • Forest Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
  • Glenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenville is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Gunpowder Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gunpowder Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Ridge
  • Happy Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Hokes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hokes is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
  • Peaceful Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
  • Pierceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pierceville is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Prettyboy Trails
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
  • Roller
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Roller is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
  • Seven Havens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sticks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sticks is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
    • Sugar Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
    • Walkers Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
    • Young Mans Fancy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy

How Far From Mill Stream Hills 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 Mill Stream Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Stream Hills to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Stream Hills) 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 Mill Stream Hills 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 Mill Stream Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7090, Longitude: -76.7997       In this case, the coordinates for Mill Stream Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.694 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.342 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.295 degrees.