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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 Wheatfields, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheatfields 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 Wheatfields:
    • 39.645933, -77.171094
    • 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 Wheatfields
  • 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 Wheatfields 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 Wheatfields

Communities Also Named Wheatfields ...

We found one communities that are also named Wheatfields.

Within Maryland, the name Wheatfields is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Wheatfields in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Wheatfields is located in Apache County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the west of the Wheatfields that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Wheatfields.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheatfields ...

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.

  • Cloverberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
  • Copperfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Copperfield is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Copperville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Copperville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Crabster ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Crabster is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
  • Fairground Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Longs Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
  • Meadow Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Ottersdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
  • Rising Sun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rising Sun is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Roberts Mill Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
  • Stumptown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Stumptown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
  • Wolfs Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill

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

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wheatfields to Westminster, with an average speed<2> 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 58 miles [93.3 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 52 miles [83.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Wheatfields) 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 Wheatfields 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 Wheatfields. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6459, Longitude: -77.1711       In this case, the coordinates for Wheatfields have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.92 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.589 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.48 degrees.