Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Armistead Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Armistead Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Armistead Gardens
- 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 Armistead Gardens:
- 39.301774, -76.549409
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Armistead Gardens
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Armistead Gardens ...
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.
- Charles Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Fells Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells Point
- Fells Point is located in Baltimore City
- Garden Village Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
- Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
- Gardenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Golden Ring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Ring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
- Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
- Goodnow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow Hill
- Goodnow Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Graceland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hall Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Spring
- Hall Spring is located in Baltimore City
- Harborview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harborview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
- Harborview is located in Baltimore County
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Baltimore County
- Hillbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Holland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
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- Homestead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Lauraville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauraville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Little Italy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in Baltimore City
- Orangeville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
- Stab
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homestead
How Far From Armistead Gardens 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 Armistead Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Armistead Gardens and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Armistead Gardens to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Armistead Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Armistead Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armistead Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3018, Longitude: -76.5494 In this case, the coordinates for Armistead Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Armistead Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.575 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.144 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.35 degrees. |