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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Pipe Creek Mill.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Pipe Creek Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pipe Creek Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pipe Creek Mill:
    • 39.667878, -77.102483<1>
    • 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 Pipe Creek 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 Pipe Creek Mill is near Adams County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Pipe Creek Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pipe Creek 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bear Run is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
  • Cherrytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cherrytown is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
  • Cloverberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cloverberry is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
  • Copperfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Copperfield is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Copperville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Copperville is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Daisy Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Daisy Ridge is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
  • Eleven Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Eleven Meadows is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
  • Fairground Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairground Village is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Green Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Meadows is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hidden Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hidden Oaks is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Hoot'N Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hoot'N Hollow is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Joseph Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Joseph Meadows is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
    • Kingsdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
    • Locust Neck Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Neck Heights is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
    • Longs Mountain View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Longs Mountain View is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
    • Longville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Longville is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
    • Mayberry
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mayberry is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
    • Meadow Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Meadow Brook is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Oak Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Ottersdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ottersdale is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
    • Piney Creek ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney Creek was located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
    • Roberts Mill Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Roberts Mill Run is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
    • Silver Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silver Hills is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Silver Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silver Run is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
    • Stumptown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stumptown is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
    • Union Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Union Mills is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Walnut Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Grove is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Wheatfields
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheatfields is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
    • Wolfs Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Wolfs Mill is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill

How Far From Pipe Creek Mill 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 included the distance from a community such as Pipe Creek 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 Pipe Creek Mill and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Pipe Creek 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 53 miles [85.3 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 over 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 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Pipe Creek Mill:
     Decimal: 39.66787, -77.102483
     DDMMSS: 39° 40' 4", -77° 6' 8"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pipe Creek 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 Pipe Creek 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 Pipe Creek Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6679, Longitude: -77.1025       In this case, the coordinates for Pipe Creek Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.877 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.544 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.442 degrees.