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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 Rarjem Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rarjem Acres 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 Rarjem Acres:
    • 39.713713, -76.907757
    • 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 Rarjem Acres
  • 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 Rarjem Acres is near York County and also Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Rarjem Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rarjem Acres ...

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.

  • Brothers Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
  • Deep Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
  • Dug Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
  • Forest Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
  • Gunpowder Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gunpowder Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Ridge
  • Hobart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hobart is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hokes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hokes is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
  • Holland Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
  • Meadow View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadow View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Park Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
    • Peaceful Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
    • Reeds Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
    • Royal Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
    • Valley Vista
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
    • Whispering Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley

How Far From Rarjem Acres 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 Rarjem Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rarjem Acres and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rarjem Acres 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 55 miles [88.5 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 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Rarjem Acres) 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 Rarjem Acres 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 Rarjem Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7137, Longitude: -76.9078       In this case, the coordinates for Rarjem Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.758 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.416 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.34 degrees.