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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 of Bachman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village of Bachman 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 of Bachman:
- 39.622879, -76.976370
- 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 of Bachman
- 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 of Bachman is near York County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 of Bachman
Curious and Interesting Names Near Village of Bachman ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Advocates Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advocates Choice
- Cranberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Eden Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eden Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Farms
- Furnace Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lees Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Locust Neck Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
- Mexico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Michaels Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mountain Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake View
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Mexico
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Mexico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
- Random Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Random Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
- Roseville Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roseville Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
- Shoemakers Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
- Spring Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Tannery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Velvet Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Velvet Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Run
- Whispering Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
How Far From Village of Bachman 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 Village of Bachman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Village of Bachman and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- 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 Village of Bachman 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 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 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Village of Bachman) 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 Village of Bachman 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 of Bachman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6229, Longitude: -76.9764 In this case, the coordinates for Village of Bachman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.805 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.455 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.406 degrees. |
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