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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 Ski Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ski Acres 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 Ski Acres:
- 39.453714, -76.974703
- 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 Ski Acres
- 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 Ski Acres is near Baltimore County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Ski Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ski Acres ...
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 west)
- Airport Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Almond Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Almond Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Valley
- Bird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
- Cherry Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Cherry Tree Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Tree Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Hills
- Deep Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Fieldcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- Four Seasons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Gist
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gist is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
- Greenleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Heritage
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heritage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Irongate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Irongate is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Johnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Lynn Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynn Lee is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
- Maple Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
- Marthas Legacy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marthas Legacy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Legacy
- Miners Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miners Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Ridge
- Presidential Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
- Sunset Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunset Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
How Far From Ski Acres 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 Ski Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ski Acres 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 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Ski Acres 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 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 over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 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- Ski Acres) 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 Ski Acres 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 Ski Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4537, Longitude: -76.9747 In this case, the coordinates for Ski Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.816 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.441 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.471 degrees. |
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