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Welcome to Whistling Ridge Estates ...

Whistling Ridge Estates is located in Carroll County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Whistling Ridge Estates: Whistling Rdg. Ests. (or less commonly used: Whistling Rdge. Ests. or Whistling Ridg. Ests.)

Whistling Ridge Estates is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Whistling Ridge Estates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Whistling Ridge Estates: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Whistling Ridge Estates ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Whistling Ridge Estates, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Whistling Ridge Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whistling Ridge Estates.

  • Westminster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Littlestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Whistling Ridge Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whistling Ridge Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whistling Ridge Estates. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whistling Ridge Estates.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whistling Ridge Estates. See our Newspapers Page for Whistling Ridge Estates.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whistling Ridge Estates ...

Looking for more information about Whistling Ridge Estates? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Whistling Ridge Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whistling Ridge Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whistling Ridge Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Whistling Ridge Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Whistling Ridge Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.