Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Walnut Grove Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Grove Mills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Walnut Grove Mills

• 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 Walnut Grove Mills:
  • 39.508714, -76.929424
  • 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 Walnut Grove Mills

• 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 Walnut Grove Mills is near Baltimore County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Walnut Grove Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Grove Mills ...

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.

• Beaver Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
• Bird Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
• Charolais Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Charolais Acres is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charolais Acres
• Cold Saturday
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Saturday is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Saturday
• Deep Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
• Deerpark
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deerpark is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark
• Evergreen Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
• Finksburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Finksburg is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finksburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finksburg <1>
• Flagg Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flagg Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Meadows
• Four Seasons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
• Greenleaf
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
• Harris Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harris Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • High Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • High Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
  • Home Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Home Farm is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
  • Lawndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lawndale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Liberty View Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty View Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View Farms
  • Monarch Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
  • Peach Brandy Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
  • Peppermint Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Peppermint Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
  • Pheasant Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Rebecca Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rebecca Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Ridge
  • Ricketts Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ricketts Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Ridge
  • Sandyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sandyville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
  • Scotsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
  • Smallwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Smallwood is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
  • Twin Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Twin Knolls is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Knolls

How Far From Walnut Grove Mills 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 Walnut Grove Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Walnut Grove Mills and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Grove Mills to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 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 just about two full 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 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'