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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 Oak Hills West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Oak Hills West 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 Oak Hills West:
- 39.472603, -76.913868
- 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 Oak Hills West
- 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 Oak Hills West is near Baltimore County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Oak Hills West
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Oak Hills West ...
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.
- Almond Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Almond Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Valley
- Beaver Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
- Charolais Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Charolais Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charolais Acres
- Cherry Tree Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Tree Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Hills
- Cold Saturday
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cold Saturday is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Saturday
- Finksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flagg Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flagg Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Meadows
- Four Seasons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Glen Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Green Hill Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Hill Farm is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farm
- Greenleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- High Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Home Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Home Farm is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
- Lakeview Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Liberty View Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Liberty View Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View Farms
- Louisville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Louisville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Lynn Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lynn Lee is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
- Marthas Legacy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marthas Legacy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Legacy
- Miners Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miners Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Ridge
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Red Oak Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Red Oak Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hills
- Ricketts Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ricketts Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Ridge
- Walnut Grove Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills
How Far From Red Oak Hills West to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Oak Hills West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Red Oak Hills West and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Red Oak Hills West to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 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 over two 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 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Red Oak Hills West) 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 Red Oak Hills West 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 Oak Hills West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4726, Longitude: -76.9139 In this case, the coordinates for Red Oak Hills West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.779 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.402 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.438 degrees. |
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