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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 Walden Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walden Farms 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 Walden Farms:
- 39.598989, -77.211372
- 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 Walden Farms
- 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 Walden Farms 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 Walden Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walden Farms ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Cloverberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
- Copperfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Copperfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copperville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Detour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Detour is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detour
- Fairground Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Fairhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Glenn Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
- Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Grossnickle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
- Hidden Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Johnsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Key Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Key Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
- Ladiesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Longs Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
- Ottersdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
- Quaker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
- Rabbit Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Roberts Mill Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
- Union Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
- Wheatfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
- Wolfs Den
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den
How Far From Walden Farms 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 Walden Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Walden Farms and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Walden Farms to Westminster, with an average speed<3> 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 57 miles [91.7 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 49 miles [78.9 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 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' (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- Walden Farms) 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 Walden Farms 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 Walden Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5990, Longitude: -77.2114 In this case, the coordinates for Walden Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.947 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.516 degrees. |
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