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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 Sharretts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharretts 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- 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 Sharretts
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)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bullock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Cloverberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
- Copperfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Copperfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Copperville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Detour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Detour is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detour
- Fairground Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Glass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glass is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Glenn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
- Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hidden Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Key Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Key Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
- Ladiesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Longs Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
- Meadow Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Ottersdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
- Quaker Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
- Rabbit Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Roberts Mill Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
- Rocky Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
- Wheatfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
- Wolfs Den
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den
How Far From Sharretts 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 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<2> community of Sharretts once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sharretts and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sharretts to Westminster, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sharretts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Sharretts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sharretts 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 Sharretts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6145, Longitude: -77.2286 In this case, the coordinates for Sharretts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.956 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.625 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.517 degrees. |
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