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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 Ruthed Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruthed Estates 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 Ruthed Estates:
- 39.684821, -77.187206
- 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 Ruthed Estates
- 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 Ruthed Estates 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 Ruthed Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruthed Estates ...
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.
- Cloverberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
- Copperfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Copperfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copperville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Eleven Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eleven Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
- Fairground Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Longs Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
- Longville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Longville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Mairs Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mairs Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mairs Mill
- Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Ottersdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Piney Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Roberts Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
- Stumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wheatfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
- Wolfs Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill
How Far From Ruthed Estates 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 Ruthed Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ruthed Estates and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ruthed Estates to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south (S). Driving 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 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 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 from Point A (ie- Ruthed Estates) 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 Ruthed Estates 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 Ruthed Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6848, Longitude: -77.1872 In this case, the coordinates for Ruthed Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.927 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.603 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.472 degrees. |
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