Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Whistling Ridge Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whistling Ridge Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Whistling Ridge Estates

• 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 Whistling Ridge Estates:
  • 39.609823, -77.080260
  • 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 Whistling Ridge Estates

• 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 Whistling Ridge Estates 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 Whistling Ridge Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whistling Ridge Estates ...

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.

• Bear Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Run is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
• Daisy Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
• Fountain Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
• Hidden Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
• Jasontown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jasontown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
• Joseph Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
• Key Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Key Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
• Locust Neck Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
• Mayberry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayberry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Shoemakers Lot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
• Sunset Vista
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
• Union Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Union Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
• Uniontown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Uniontown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
• Whispering Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows

How Far From Whistling Ridge Estates 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 Whistling Ridge Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Whistling Ridge Estates and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Whistling Ridge Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 49 miles [78.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'