Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Trevanion

• 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 Trevanion:
  • 39.624545, -77.139427
  • 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 Trevanion

• 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 Trevanion 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 Trevanion

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trevanion ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bear Run is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
• Cloverberry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
• Copperfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Copperfield is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
• Copperville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Copperville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
• Crabster ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crabster is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
• Daisy Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
• Fairground Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
• Glenn Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
• Green Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Hidden Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
• Joseph Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
• Key Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Key Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Longs Mountain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
  • Mayberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayberry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Meadow Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Ottersdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
  • Pipe Creek Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pipe Creek Mill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
  • Roberts Mill Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
  • Stumptown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Stumptown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
  • Sunset Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
  • Union Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Union Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
  • Uniontown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Uniontown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Wheatfields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
  • Wolfs Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill

How Far From Trevanion 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 Trevanion to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Trevanion and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Trevanion 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 50 miles [80.5 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 5,871 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 6,579 miles [10,587.9 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>'