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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 Union Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Bridge 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 Union Bridge:
- 39.568723, -77.176327
- 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 Union Bridge
- 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 Union Bridge 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 Union Bridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Bridge ...
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.
- Bruceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Copperville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Copperville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Fairhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Glenn Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
- Grossnickle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
- Hidden Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Johnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Key Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Key Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
- Ladiesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Ottersdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
- Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
- Quaker Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rabbit Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Union Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Wolfs Den
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den
How Far From Union Bridge 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 town such as Union Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Union Bridge and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Union Bridge to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the south (S). Driving 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 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Bridge) 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 Union Bridge 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 Union Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5687, Longitude: -77.1763 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.928 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.586 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.513 degrees. |
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