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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 Patriots Choice, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patriots Choice 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 Patriots Choice:
- 39.416770, -76.943034
- 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 Patriots Choice
- 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 Patriots Choice is near Baltimore County and also Howard 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 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 Patriots Choice
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patriots Choice ...
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.
- Almond Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Almond Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Valley
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Cherry Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherry Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Cherry Tree Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherry Tree Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Hills
- Eldersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emerald Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emerald Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
- Forest Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Freedom
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freedom Forest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Freedom Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grand View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Harvest Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Farms
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Irongate
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Irongate is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Johnsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Johnsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Liberty Lake Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Lake Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake Hills
- Liberty Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty Manor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Long Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Longview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Longview Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Marthas Legacy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marthas Legacy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Legacy
- Miners Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miners Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Ridge
- Oklahoma
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Piney Ridge Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Squires
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Squires is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Sweet Air
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Air is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
- Waters Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Edge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
How Far From Patriots Choice 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 Patriots Choice to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Patriots Choice and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Patriots Choice to Westminster, with an average speed<3> 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 38 miles [61.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Patriots Choice) 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 Patriots Choice 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 Patriots Choice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4168, Longitude: -76.9430 In this case, the coordinates for Patriots Choice have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.80 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.417 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.472 degrees. |
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