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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 Reeds Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reeds Village 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 Reeds Village:
- 39.652047, -76.896367
- 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 Reeds Village
- 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 Reeds Village is near Baltimore County and also York 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 York 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 Reeds Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reeds Village ...
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.
- Ben-Har Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ben-Har Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben-Har Heights
- Brothers Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
- Cranberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Dug Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Forest Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Holland Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Hunt Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Maple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Peaceful Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Random Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Random Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
- Rockbrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roseville Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roseville Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
- Royal Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Seven Havens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
- Small Crossings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
- Spring Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Sunset Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
- Valley Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
- Whispering Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
How Far From Reeds Village 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 Reeds Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Reeds Village and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Reeds Village to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 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<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 6,567 miles [10,568.6 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>'
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 from Point A (ie- Reeds Village) 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 Reeds Village 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 Reeds Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6520, Longitude: -76.8964 In this case, the coordinates for Reeds Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.756 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.403 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.36 degrees. |
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