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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 Singer Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Singer Heights 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 Singer Heights:
- 39.596770, -76.858589
- 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 Singer Heights
- 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 Singer Heights 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 Singer Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Singer Heights ...
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.
- Adams Chance
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adams Chance is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chance
- Ben-Har Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ben-Har Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben-Har Heights
- Cedarbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clear View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clear View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Finlandia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Finlandia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Hunt Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Lees Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Lees Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Raven Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Roberts Field
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
- Rockbrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roseville Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roseville Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
- Small Crossings
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
- Summer Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summer Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
- Sunset Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
- Tabbys Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tabbys Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbys Delight
- Winterberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winterberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterberry
- Wolf Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wolf Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
How Far From Singer Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Singer Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Singer Heights and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Singer Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Singer Heights) 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 Singer Heights 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 Singer Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5968, Longitude: -76.8586 In this case, the coordinates for Singer Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.737 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.374 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.365 degrees. |
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