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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 Otterdale Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Otterdale Mill 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 Otterdale Mill:
- 39.616211, -77.166927
- 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 Otterdale Mill
- 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 Otterdale Mill is near Frederick County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Otterdale Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Otterdale Mill ...
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.
- Bear Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
- Bruceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Cloverberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
- Copperfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Copperfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Copperville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Fairground Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Glenn Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Joseph Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
- Key Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Key Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
- Longs Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mayberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Meadow Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Ottersdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
- Quaker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
- Rabbit Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Roberts Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
- Stumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Union Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Wheatfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
- Wolfs Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill
How Far From Otterdale Mill 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 Otterdale Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Otterdale Mill and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Otterdale Mill to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 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 most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Otterdale Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Otterdale Mill 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 Otterdale Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6162, Longitude: -77.1669 In this case, the coordinates for Otterdale Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.919 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.584 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.49 degrees. |
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