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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 West View Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West View Terrace and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 West View Terrace:
    • 39.579545, -77.175260
    • 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 West View Terrace
  • 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 West View Terrace 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 West View Terrace

Communities Also Named West View Terrace ...

We found three communities that are also named West View Terrace.

Within Maryland, the name West View Terrace is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Meeker County
      • This West View Terrace is located in Meeker County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West View Terrace that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of West View Terrace.
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville City
      • This West View Terrace is located in Charlottesville City and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the southwest of the West View Terrace that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlottesville City community of West View Terrace.
      • Roanoke City
      • This West View Terrace is located in Roanoke City and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southwest of the West View Terrace that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of West View Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West View Terrace ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruceville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Copperville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Copperville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Crabster ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crabster is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
  • Fairground Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
  • Glenn Hill
    (Less than 2 miles 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 north)
    • Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Grossnickle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
  • Hidden Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
  • Johnsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Joseph Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
  • Key Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Key Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
  • Ladiesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ottersdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
    • Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
    • Quaker Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
    • Rabbit Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
    • Union Bridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Union Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Union Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
    • Uniontown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Uniontown is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Walnut Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Wheatfields
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
    • Wolfs Den
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den

How Far From West View Terrace 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 West View Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from West View Terrace to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 47 miles [75.6 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 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 5,874 miles [9,453.3 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 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West View Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 West View Terrace 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 West View Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5795, Longitude: -77.1753       In this case, the coordinates for West View Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.927 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.587 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.508 degrees.