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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 Twin Knolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Knolls 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 Twin Knolls:
- 39.506214, -76.877756
- 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 Twin Knolls
- 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 Twin Knolls 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 Twin Knolls
Communities Also Named Twin Knolls ...
We found one communities that are also named Twin Knolls.
Within Maryland, the name Twin Knolls is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Twin Knolls in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Twin Knolls is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km]<1> to the west of the Twin Knolls that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Twin Knolls.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Knolls ...
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 west)
- Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
- Boring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charolais Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charolais Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charolais Acres
- Cold Saturday
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cold Saturday is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Saturday
- Evergreen Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Finksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flagg Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flagg Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Meadows
- Glen Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glen Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Green Hill Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Farm is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farm
- Harris Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
- Home Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Home Farm is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawndale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lees Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Liberty View Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty View Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View Farms
- Monarch Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Red Oak Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hills
- Ricketts Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ricketts Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Ridge
- Sandyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Walnut Grove Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills
- Woodleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodleaf is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
How Far From Twin Knolls 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 Twin Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Knolls 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 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Twin Knolls to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Twin Knolls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Twin Knolls 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 Twin Knolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5062, Longitude: -76.8778 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Knolls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.755 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.38 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.409 degrees. |
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