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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 Red Fox Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Fox Meadow 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 Red Fox Meadow:
- 39.423158, -77.032481
- 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 Red Fox Meadow
- 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 Red Fox Meadow is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Red Fox Meadow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Fox Meadow ...
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.
- Airport Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Airport Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Bloom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Candlewick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Candlewick is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewick
- Cherry Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Chestnut Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnut Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
- Daisy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Daisy Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
- Daniel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Day
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Day is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Emerald Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emerald Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
- Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Gist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gist is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
- Heather Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heather Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Heritage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Huntfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huntfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntfield
- Irongate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Irongate is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Maple Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
- Monks Misery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Monks Misery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Misery
- New Horizons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Horizons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- Piney Ridge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Presidential Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
- River Wood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Wood Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Wood Hills
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Stone House Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
- Sunset Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Waters Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waters Edge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
How Far From Red Fox Meadow 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 Red Fox Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Red Fox Meadow and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Red Fox Meadow 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 42 miles [67.6 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 about three full 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Fox Meadow) 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 Red Fox Meadow 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 Red Fox Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4232, Longitude: -77.0325 In this case, the coordinates for Red Fox Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.852 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.478 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.508 degrees. |
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