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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 Shipley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shipley 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 Shipley:
    • 39.503990, -77.002759
    • 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 Shipley
  • 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 Shipley is near Frederick County and also Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Shipley

Communities Also Named Shipley ...

We found six communities that are also named Shipley.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Shipley.

Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Shipley is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shipley that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Shipley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Story County
      • This Shipley is located in Story County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shipley that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Story County community of Shipley.
    • Kentucky
      • Clinton County
      • This Shipley is located in Clinton County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shipley that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Shipley.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Shipley.
    • Oregon
      • Yamhill County
      • This Shipley is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shipley that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Shipley.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Shipley [Putnam County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shipley ...

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.

  • Airport Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Airport Acres is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Bird Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
  • Bloom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloom is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Chapel Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chapel Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
  • Deep Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
  • Deerpark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Deerpark is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark
  • Fieldcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
  • Four Seasons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Gist
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gist is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
  • Greenleaf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Heritage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Heritage is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • High Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • High Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Home Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Home Farm is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
    • Huntfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntfield is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntfield
    • Lynn Lee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynn Lee is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
    • Maple Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Maple Crest is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
    • Maple Haven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
    • Maple View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Maple View is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
    • Mountain View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mountain View is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Peach Brandy Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
    • Peppermint Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peppermint Park is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
    • Presidential Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
    • Rebecca Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rebecca Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Ridge
    • Rolling Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Scotsdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
    • Smallwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Smallwood is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Spring Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Sunset Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Hill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
    • Walnut Grove Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills
    • Walnut Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shipley and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Shipley to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shipley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Shipley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>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 Shipley 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 Shipley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5040, Longitude: -77.0028       In this case, the coordinates for Shipley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.829 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.464 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.464 degrees.