Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mountain Lake View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Lake View and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain Lake View

• 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 Mountain Lake View:
  • 39.591213, -76.961370
  • 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 Mountain Lake View

• 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 Mountain Lake View 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 Mountain Lake View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Lake View ...

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.

• Eden Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hillside
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hillside is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Lees Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
• Maple View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple View is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
• Mexico
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mexico is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
• Michaels Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
• New Mexico
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Mexico is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
• Random Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Random Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Raven Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Raven Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
  • Roseville Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseville Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
  • Summer Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Summer Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
  • Tannery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Tannery is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
  • Velvet Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
  • Walnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

How Far From Mountain Lake View 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 Mountain Lake View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mountain Lake View and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Lake View 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 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two 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 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'