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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 Tara Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tara Oaks 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 Tara Oaks:
- 39.546213, -76.954703
- 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 Tara Oaks
- 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 Tara Oaks is near Baltimore County and also Frederick 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 Frederick 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 Tara Oaks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tara Oaks ...
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.
- Beaver Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
- Chapel Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
- Deerpark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deerpark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark
- Eden Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
- Evergreen Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Finlandia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Finlandia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
- Four Seasons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Furnace Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
- Greenleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Harris Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harris Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Home Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Home Farm is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Lees Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Maple Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Crest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
- Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Michaels Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
- Monarch Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
- Mountain Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- New Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
- Peach Brandy Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Peppermint Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peppermint Park is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Raven Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Rebecca Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rebecca Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Ridge
- Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Sandyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Scotsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Smallwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Spring Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Summer Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
- Tannery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Velvet Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
- Walnut Grove Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Winterberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterberry
How Far From Tara Oaks 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 Tara Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tara Oaks and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northwest.
- 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 Tara Oaks 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 44 miles [70.8 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tara Oaks) 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 Tara Oaks 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 Tara Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5462, Longitude: -76.9547 In this case, the coordinates for Tara Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.798 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.435 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.426 degrees. |
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