Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Yellow Pine 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 Yellow Pine Estates:
  • 39.448158, -76.957480
  • 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 Yellow Pine 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 Yellow Pine Estates is near Baltimore County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Yellow Pine Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow Pine 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.

• Almond Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Almond Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Valley
• Bird Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
• Cherry Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cherry Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
• Cherry Tree Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cherry Tree Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Hills
• Deep Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
• Emerald Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Emerald Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
• Four Seasons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Four Seasons is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
• Freedom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Freedom is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
• Gist
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gist is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
• Heritage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Heritage is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• High Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • High Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
• Irongate
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Irongate is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Johnsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Johnsville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Lakeview Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
  • Longview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Longview Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Louisville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Louisville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Lynn Lee
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lynn Lee is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
  • Maple Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
  • Marthas Legacy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Marthas Legacy is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Legacy
  • Miners Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Miners Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Ridge
  • Patriots Choice
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Patriots Choice is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Choice
  • Presidential Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
  • Sunset Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sunset Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill

How Far From Yellow Pine 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 Yellow Pine 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 Yellow Pine Estates and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yellow Pine 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 40 miles [64.4 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south (S). Driving 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 5,871 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 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'