Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Seven Havens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Havens and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Seven Havens

• 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 Seven Havens:
  • 39.658992, -76.823310
  • 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 Seven Havens

• 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 Seven Havens 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 Seven Havens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Havens ...

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.

• Brothers Delight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
• Cedarbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Dug Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
• Forest Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
• Greenmount
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenmount is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
• Happy Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Holland Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
• Hunt Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
• Maple Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Park Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
• Peaceful Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
• Prettyboy Trails
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Reeds Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
  • Rockbrook Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
  • Roller
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Roller is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
  • Royal Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
  • Small Crossings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
  • Steeplechase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
  • Sunset Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
  • Valley Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
  • Whispering Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
  • Young Mans Fancy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy

How Far From Seven Havens 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 Seven Havens to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seven Havens 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'