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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 Village Green Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village Green Estates 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 Village Green Estates:
- 39.391214, -77.052481
- 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 Village Green 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 Village Green Estates is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Village Green Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Village Green 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.
- Candlewick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Candlewick is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewick
- Chestnut Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
- Daisy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Daisy Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
- Dales Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dales Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Delight
- Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Day
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Day is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Flag Marsh Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flag Marsh Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Marsh Heights
- Heather Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heather Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Hoods Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Mill
- Lisbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Monks Misery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monks Misery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Misery
- Red Fox Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Fox Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Meadow
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- River Wood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Wood Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Wood Hills
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Stone House Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Watersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
How Far From Village Green Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Village Green 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 Village Green Estates and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Village Green Estates to Westminster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Village Green 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 Village Green 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 Village Green Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3912, Longitude: -77.0525 In this case, the coordinates for Village Green Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.866 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.529 degrees. |
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