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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 View West Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to View West Acres 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 View West Acres:
- 39.603434, -77.023593
- 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 View West Acres
- 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 View West Acres 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 View West Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near View West Acres ...
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.
- Advocates Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
- Chapel Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
- Daisy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
- Eden Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
- Fountain Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
- Furnace Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Jasontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jasontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
- Locust Neck Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
- Maple View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
- Michaels Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mountain Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
- New Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
- Shoemakers Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
- Spring Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Sunset Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
- Velvet Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
- Whispering Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
How Far From View West Acres 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 View West Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in View West Acres and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from View West Acres 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 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 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- View West Acres) 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 View West Acres 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 View West Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6034, Longitude: -77.0236 In this case, the coordinates for View West Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.835 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.486 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.433 degrees. |
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