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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 Monarch Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monarch Meadow 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 Monarch Meadow:
- 39.527325, -76.930258
- 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 Monarch Meadow
- 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 Monarch Meadow is near Baltimore County and also Frederick 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 Frederick 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 Monarch Meadow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monarch Meadow ...
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.
- Beaver Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
- Charolais Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Charolais Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charolais Acres
- Deerpark
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deerpark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark
- Evergreen Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Flagg Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flagg Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Meadows
- Greenleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Harris Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harris Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
- Home Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Home Farm is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
- Lawndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lawndale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Peach Brandy Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Peppermint Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peppermint Park is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rebecca Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rebecca Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Ridge
- Ricketts Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Ridge
- Sandyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Scotsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Smallwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Walnut Grove Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills
- Walnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Monarch Meadow 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 Monarch Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Monarch Meadow and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Monarch Meadow to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 43 miles [69.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Monarch Meadow) 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 Monarch Meadow 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 Monarch Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5273, Longitude: -76.9303 In this case, the coordinates for Monarch Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.784 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.417 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.423 degrees. |
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