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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 Wolfs Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolfs Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wolfs Mill:
- 39.658433, -77.122205
- 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 Wolfs Mill
- 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 Wolfs Mill is near Adams County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Wolfs Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolfs Mill ...
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 southeast)
- Bear Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
- Cloverberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
- Copperfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Copperfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Copperville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Eleven Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eleven Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
- Fairground Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hidden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Joseph Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
- Longs Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
- Mayberry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mayberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ottersdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
- Piney Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Piney Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Pipe Creek Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pipe Creek Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
- Roberts Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
- Stumptown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stumptown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wheatfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
How Far From Wolfs Mill 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 Wolfs Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wolfs Mill and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Wolfs Mill 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 52 miles [83.7 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 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 5,869 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolfs Mill) 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 Wolfs Mill 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 Wolfs Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6584, Longitude: -77.1222 In this case, the coordinates for Wolfs Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.89 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.557 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.454 degrees. |
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