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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 Spring Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Meadow 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 Spring Meadow:
- 39.648157, -76.971092
- 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 Spring Meadow
- 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 Spring Meadow is near York County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Spring Meadow
Communities Also Named Spring Meadow ...
We found three communities that are also named Spring Meadow.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Spring Meadow.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Cecil County
- This Spring Meadow is located in Cecil County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east of the Spring Meadow that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Spring Meadow.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Meadow that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Spring Meadow.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Spring Meadow is located in Davis County and lies 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Meadow that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Spring Meadow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Meadow ...
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.
- Advocates Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
- Cherrytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrytown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
- Cranberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Deep Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deep Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Dug Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Eden Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hillside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Holland Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Lees Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Locust Neck Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mountain Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
- New Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
- Park Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Random Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Random Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
- Reeds Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Roseville Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
- Royal Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Shoemakers Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
- Silver Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Silver Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Velvet Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
- Whispering Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
How Far From Spring Meadow 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 Spring Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Meadow and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Spring Meadow to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Meadow) 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 Spring Meadow 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 Spring Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6482, Longitude: -76.9711 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.80 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.454 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.393 degrees. |
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