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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 White Birch Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Birch Estates 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 White Birch Estates:
    • 39.652878, -77.159428
    • 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 White Birch 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 White Birch 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 White Birch Estates

Communities Also Named White Birch Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named White Birch Estates.

Within Maryland, the name White Birch Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson County
      • This White Birch Estates is located in Dickinson County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the White Birch Estates that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of White Birch Estates.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This White Birch Estates is located in Saratoga County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White Birch Estates that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of White Birch Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Birch 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.

  • Cloverberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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 south)
    • Copperville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Crabster ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Crabster is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
  • Eleven Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eleven Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
  • Fairground Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Longs Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
  • Longville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Longville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
  • Meadow Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Roberts Mill Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Wheatfields
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
    • 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 White Birch 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 White Birch Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Birch Estates 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 White Birch Estates 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 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Birch Estates) 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 White Birch Estates 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 White Birch Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6529, Longitude: -77.1594       In this case, the coordinates for White Birch Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.912 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.581 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.472 degrees.