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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 Roberts Field, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roberts Field 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 Roberts Field:
- 39.599270, -76.839977
- 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 Roberts Field
- 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 Roberts Field 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 Roberts Field
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roberts Field ...
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.
- Adams Chance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Chance is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chance
- Ben-Har Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ben-Har Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben-Har Heights
- Cedarbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clear View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clear View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Finlandia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Finlandia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Hunt Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Hunter Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Green
- Lees Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Rockbrook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Singer Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Singer Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Small Crossings
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
- Steeplechase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Summer Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summer Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
- Sunset Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
- Tabbys Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tabbys Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbys Delight
- Winterberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winterberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterberry
- Wolf Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wolf Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
How Far From Roberts Field 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 Roberts Field to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Roberts Field and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Roberts Field to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 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 4,443 miles [7,150.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roberts Field) 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 Roberts Field 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 Roberts Field. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5993, Longitude: -76.8400 In this case, the coordinates for Roberts Field have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.726 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.361 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.356 degrees. |
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