Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in White Pine Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Pine Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for White Pine Acres

• 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 Pine Acres:
  • 39.481214, -76.956647
  • 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 Pine Acres

• 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 Pine Acres is near Baltimore County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Pine Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Pine Acres ...

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.

• Almond Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Almond Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Valley
• Beaver Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
• Bird Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
• Charolais Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Charolais Acres is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charolais Acres
• Deep Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
• Deerpark
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Deerpark is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark
• Fieldcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
• Flagg Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Flagg Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Meadows
• Four Seasons
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
• Gist
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gist is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
• Greenleaf
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
• High Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • High Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Home Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Home Farm is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
  • Lakeview Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
  • Louisville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Louisville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Lynn Lee
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lynn Lee is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
  • Maple Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
  • Marthas Legacy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marthas Legacy is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Legacy
  • Peach Brandy Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
  • Presidential Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
  • Scotsdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Scotsdale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
  • Smallwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Smallwood is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
  • Sunset Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
  • Walnut Grove Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in White Pine Acres and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from White Pine Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two 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>'