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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 Wentz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wentz 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 Wentz:
    • 39.708435, -76.916368
    • 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 Wentz
  • 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 Wentz 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 Wentz

Communities Also Named Wentz ...

We found three communities that are also named Wentz.

Within Maryland, the name Wentz is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Perry County
      • This Wentz is located in Perry County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wentz that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Wentz.
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Wentz [Schuyler County].
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Wentz [Wise County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wentz ...

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.

  • Brothers Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
  • Deep Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
  • Dug Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
  • Forest Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
  • Greenfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Hobart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hobart is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hokes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hokes is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
  • Holland Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
  • Meadow View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadow View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
  • Park Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Peaceful Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
  • Reeds Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Royal Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
    • Twin Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Valley Vista
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
    • Whispering Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley

How Far From Wentz 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 Wentz to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wentz and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wentz 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wentz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Wentz could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Wentz 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 Wentz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7084, Longitude: -76.9164       In this case, the coordinates for Wentz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.763 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.421 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.346 degrees.