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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 Peppermint Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peppermint Park 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 Peppermint Park:
- 39.530102, -76.956092
- 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 Peppermint Park
- 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 Peppermint Park is near Baltimore County and also Frederick 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 Frederick 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 Peppermint Park
Communities Also Named Peppermint Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Peppermint Park.
Within Maryland, the name Peppermint Park is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Peppermint Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Peppermint Park is located in Davis County and lies 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Peppermint Park that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Peppermint Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peppermint Park ...
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.
- Beaver Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
- Bird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
- Deerpark
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deerpark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark
- Four Seasons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Greenleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Harris Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
- Home Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Home Farm is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
- Maple Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple Crest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
- Monarch Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Peach Brandy Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Rebecca Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rebecca Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Ridge
- Sandyville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Scotsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Smallwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Tannery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Walnut Grove Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Peppermint Park 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 Peppermint Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peppermint Park and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Peppermint Park 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 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full 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 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peppermint Park) 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 Peppermint Park 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 Peppermint Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5301, Longitude: -76.9561 In this case, the coordinates for Peppermint Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.80 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.435 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.433 degrees. |
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