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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 Olde Oak Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olde Oak Run 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 Olde Oak Run:
- 39.419825, -77.121093
- 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 Olde Oak Run
- 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 Olde Oak Run is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Olde Oak Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olde Oak Run ...
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.
- Cover ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cover is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
- Covers Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
- Dales Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dales Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Delight
- Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Flag Marsh Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Marsh Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Marsh Heights
- Fuller
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Harvest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Mountain Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
- New Horizons
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Horizons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- Rising Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
- River Wood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Wood Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Wood Hills
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sun Valley Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Watersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Windsong Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms
How Far From Olde Oak Run 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 Olde Oak Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Olde Oak Run and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Olde Oak Run to Westminster, with an average speed<2> 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olde Oak Run) 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 Olde Oak Run 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 Olde Oak Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4198, Longitude: -77.1211 In this case, the coordinates for Olde Oak Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.905 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.537 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.547 degrees. |
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