Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sharretts:
  • 39.614544, -77.228595
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sharretts

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Sharretts is near Frederick County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharretts ...

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.

• Bruceville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Bruceville is located in Carroll County
• Bullock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Bullock is located in Frederick County
• Cloverberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
  • Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
• Copperfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Copperfield is located in Carroll County
• Copperville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Copperville is located in Carroll County
• Crabster ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
  • Crabster is located in Carroll County
• Detour
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detour
  • Detour is located in Carroll County
• Fairground Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairground Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
  • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
• Glass
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
  • Glass is located in Frederick County
• Glenn Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
  • Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
• Green Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
• Hidden Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
  • Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
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  • Key Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
    • Key Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Ladiesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
    • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
  • Longs Mountain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
    • Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
  • Meadow Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
  • Ottersdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottersdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
    • Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
  • Quaker Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
    • Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Rabbit Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
    • Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
  • Rising Sun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Carroll County
  • Roberts Mill Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
    • Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
  • Rocky Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
    • Rocky Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ridge <2>
  • Union Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bridge
    • Union Bridge is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Bridge <2>
  • Union Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
    • Union Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Wheatfields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatfields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
    • Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
  • Wolfs Den
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfs Den have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den
    • Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Sharretts once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sharretts and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sharretts to Westminster, with an average speed<5> 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 58 miles [93.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/