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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 Runnymeade Summit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Runnymeade Summit 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 Runnymeade Summit:
- 39.652600, -77.101649
- 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 Runnymeade Summit
- 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 Runnymeade Summit is near Adams County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Runnymeade Summit
Curious and Interesting Names Near Runnymeade Summit ...
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.
- Bear Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bear Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
- Cloverberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
- Copperfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Copperfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Copperville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Daisy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
- Eleven Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eleven Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
- Fairground Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hidden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Joseph Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
- Locust Neck Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
- Mayberry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mayberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meadow Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Ottersdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
- Piney Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Piney Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Pipe Creek Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pipe Creek Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
- Roberts Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
- Silver Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Silver Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Stumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stumptown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Wheatfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
- Wolfs Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill
How Far From Runnymeade Summit 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 Runnymeade Summit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Runnymeade Summit and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Runnymeade Summit 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 over 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 5,868 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 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Runnymeade Summit) 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 Runnymeade Summit 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 Runnymeade Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6526, Longitude: -77.1016 In this case, the coordinates for Runnymeade Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.878 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.542 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.448 degrees. |
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