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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 Roop Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roop Mill 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 Roop Mill:
    • 39.590101, -77.031093
    • 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 Roop Mill
  • 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 Roop Mill is near Frederick County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Roop Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roop Mill ...

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.

  • Chapel Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
  • Daisy Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
  • Eden Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
  • Fountain Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
  • Furnace Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
  • Hillside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hillside is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Jasontown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jasontown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
  • Locust Neck Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
  • Maple View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
  • Michaels Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
  • Mountain Lake View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
  • Rolling Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Shoemakers Lot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
    • Spring Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Sunset Vista
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
    • Whispering Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows

How Far From Roop Mill 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 Roop Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Roop Mill 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 47 miles [75.6 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 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 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roop Mill) 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 Roop Mill 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 Roop Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5901, Longitude: -77.0311       In this case, the coordinates for Roop Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.84 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.49 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.442 degrees.