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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 Oakleigh Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakleigh Ridge 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 Oakleigh Ridge:
- 39.698713, -76.925813
- 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 Oakleigh Ridge
- 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 Oakleigh Ridge is near York County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Oakleigh Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakleigh Ridge ...
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.
- Advocates Choice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
- Brothers Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Deep Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deep Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Dug Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Forest Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hobart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hobart is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Holland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Meadow View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Park Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Peaceful Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Reeds Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Royal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Spring Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Valley Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
- Whispering Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
How Far From Oakleigh Ridge 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 Oakleigh Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oakleigh Ridge and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oakleigh Ridge to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south (S). 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 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakleigh Ridge) 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 Oakleigh Ridge 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 Oakleigh Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6987, Longitude: -76.9258 In this case, the coordinates for Oakleigh Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.77 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.427 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.354 degrees. |
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