Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Carmel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Carmel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Carmel
- 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 Mount Carmel:
- 39.472878, -77.655269
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mount Carmel
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Mount Carmel is near Frederick County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mount Carmel ...
We found 52 communities that share the name Mount Carmel.
There are three communities within Maryland that are also named Mount Carmel.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 49 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 49 communities, 50 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Anne Arundel County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Mount Carmel.
- Baltimore County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Mount Carmel.
- Charles County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Charles County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Mount Carmel.
- Anne Arundel County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Geneva County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Mount Carmel.
- Jackson County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Jackson County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Mount Carmel.
- Madison County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Madison County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mount Carmel.
- Marshall County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Marshall County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Mount Carmel.
- Montgomery County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Montgomery County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Carmel.
- Arkansas
- Howard County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Howard County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Mount Carmel.
- Independence County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Independence County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Mount Carmel.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Mount Carmel is located in New Haven County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Mount Carmel.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Hillsborough County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Mount Carmel.
- Santa Rosa County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km] to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Mount Carmel.
- Georgia
- Walker County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Walker County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Mount Carmel.
- Wilkinson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mount Carmel [Wilkinson County].
- Illinois
- Wabash County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Mount Carmel.
- Indiana
- Franklin County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mount Carmel.
- Washington County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Washington County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km] to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Carmel.
- Iowa
- Carroll County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Mount Carmel.
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Carmel [Crawford County].
- Kentucky
- Fleming County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Mount Carmel.
- Hopkins County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Hopkins County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Mount Carmel.
- Louisiana
- Sabine Parish
- This Mount Carmel is located in Sabine Parish and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine Parish community of Mount Carmel.
- Mississippi
- Covington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Mount Carmel [Covington County].
- Jefferson Davis County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Jefferson Davis County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis County community of Mount Carmel.
- Missouri
- Audrain County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Audrain County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audrain County community of Mount Carmel.
- New York
- Bronx County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Mount Carmel [Bronx County].
- Broome County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Broome County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Mount Carmel.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Mount Carmel lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- North Carolina
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Carmel [Montgomery County].
- Moore County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Carmel [Moore County].
- North Dakota
- Cavalier County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Cavalier County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cavalier County community of Mount Carmel.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Clermont County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Mount Carmel.
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mount Carmel [Hamilton County].
- Sandusky County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Sandusky County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Mount Carmel.
- Ontario
- This Mount Carmel lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Greene County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mount Carmel.
- Northumberland County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Mount Carmel.
- South Carolina
- McCormick County
- This Mount Carmel is located in McCormick County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Mount Carmel.
- Tennessee
- Decatur County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Decatur County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Mount Carmel.
- Franklin County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mount Carmel.
- Greene County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Greene County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mount Carmel.
- Hawkins County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Mount Carmel.
- Tipton County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Mount Carmel.
- Washington County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Washington County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Carmel.
- Wilson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Carmel [Wilson County].
- Texas
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mount Carmel [Smith County].
- Wichita County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mount Carmel [Wichita County].
- Utah
- Kane County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Kane County and lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Mount Carmel.
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mount Carmel [Halifax County].
- Smyth County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Mount Carmel.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Wood County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Mount Carmel.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Carmel ...
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.
- Appletown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Flickersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flickersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickersville
- Flickersville is located in Washington County
- Frostown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Greystone Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Hills
- Greystone Hills is located in Washington County
- Lamb Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Knolls
- Lamb Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Washington County
- Locust Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Locust Valley is located in Frederick County
- Mousetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Park Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Porterstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
- Porterstown is located in Washington County
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Springvale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Washington County
- Station Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Station Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
- Station Roads is located in Frederick County
How Far From Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Carmel and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Carmel to Hagerstown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Carmel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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- Mount Carmel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Carmel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4729, Longitude: -77.6553 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Carmel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mount Carmel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mount Carmel 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Mount Carmel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.22 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.903 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.756 degrees. |