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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Tranquility Estates.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tranquility Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tranquility Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tranquility Estates:
    • 39.650378, -77.135261<1>
    • 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 Tranquility Estates
  • 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 Tranquility Estates is near Frederick County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Tranquility Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tranquility Estates ...

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.

  • Bear Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Run is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
  • Cloverberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cloverberry is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
  • Copperfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Copperfield is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Copperville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Copperville is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Eleven Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Eleven Meadows is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
  • Fairground Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fairground Village is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Meadows is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hidden Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hidden Oaks is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Joseph Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Joseph Meadows is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
  • Longs Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Longs Mountain View is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
  • Mayberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mayberry is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Meadow Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Meadow Brook is also located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ottersdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ottersdale is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
    • Pipe Creek Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pipe Creek Mill is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
    • Roberts Mill Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Roberts Mill Run is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
    • Stumptown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Stumptown is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
    • Wheatfields
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wheatfields is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
    • Wolfs Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wolfs Mill is also located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill

How Far From Tranquility Estates 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 included the distance from a community such as Tranquility Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tranquility Estates and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Tranquility Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three 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>GPS Coordinates for Tranquility Estates:
     Decimal: 39.65037, -77.135261
     DDMMSS: 39° 39' 1", -77° 8' 6"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tranquility Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Tranquility Estates 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 Tranquility Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6504, Longitude: -77.1353       In this case, the coordinates for Tranquility Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.898 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.565 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.463 degrees.