Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pineridge Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pineridge Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pineridge Farms

• 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 Pineridge Farms:
  • 39.709823, -76.957480
  • 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 Pineridge Farms

• 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 Pineridge Farms is near York County and also Adams 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 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 Pineridge Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pineridge Farms ...

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 south)
  • Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
• Blooming Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Blooming Grove is located in York County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Brothers Delight
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
• Cherrytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherrytown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
• Cranberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cranberry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Deep Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Run is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
• Dug Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
• Forest Knoll
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
• Greenfield
  (2 miles [3.2 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 northeast)
  • Hobart is located in York County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
• Holland Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
• Meadow View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Meadow View is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
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  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Park Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Peaceful Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
  • Reeds Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
  • Royal Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
  • Silver Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
  • Silver Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Silver Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
  • Spring Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
  • Twin Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Union Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Mills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
  • Valley Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
  • Whispering Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley

How Far From Pineridge Farms to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pineridge Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pineridge Farms 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 Pineridge Farms 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 56 miles [90.1 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 56 miles [90.1 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 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'