Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Adil Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adil Meadows and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Adil Meadows

• 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 Adil Meadows:
  • 39.293995, -76.755251
  • 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 Adil Meadows

• 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Since Adil Meadows is near Howard County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City

• 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 Adil Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adil Meadows ...

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.

• Asylum ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Asylum is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
• Chapelview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapelview is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
• Chestnut Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
• Chestnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Daniels ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
  • Former names for Daniels:
  • Alberton
  • Elsyville
• Dickeyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickeyville is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
• Fair Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
• Featherbed
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Featherbed is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherbed
• Frederick Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
• Gray
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Grays Level
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
• Harristown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harristown is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Heraldry Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
  • Hilltop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilltop is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hunting Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Ivy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
  • Kingswood Common
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
  • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Paradise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Rockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rockland is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rolling Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
  • Rolling Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Ridge is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
  • Thistle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Thistle is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
  • Timber Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
  • Toll House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Toll House is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
  • Woodlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Adil Meadows 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 Adil Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Adil Meadows to Towson, 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of 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 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'