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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 Airport Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Airport Beach and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Airport Beach:
    • 39.263441, -76.438294
    • 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 Airport Beach
  • 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 Airport Beach ...

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.

  • Breezy Point Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point Beach
    • Breezy Point Beach is located in Baltimore County
  • Cedar Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
    • Cedar Beach is located in Baltimore County
  • Eagle Nest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
    • Eagle Nest is located in Baltimore County
  • Evergreen Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
    • Evergreen Park is located in Baltimore County
  • Gray Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Haven
    • Gray Haven is located in Baltimore County
  • Hartland Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
    • Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
  • Hartland Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
    • Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
  • Holly Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Beach
    • Holly Beach is located in Baltimore County
  • Island View Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Beach
    • Island View Beach is located in Baltimore County
  • Lodge Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Forest
    • Lodge Forest is located in Baltimore County
  • Lynch Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
    • Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
  • Porters Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Park
    • Porters Park is located in Baltimore County
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    • Rockaway Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
      • Rockaway Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Sparrows Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparrows Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
      • Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Sue Creek Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sue Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Creek Landing
      • Sue Creek Landing is located in Baltimore County
    • Turkey Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
      • Turkey Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Wildwood Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach
      • Wildwood Beach is located in Baltimore County

How Far From Airport Beach 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 Airport Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Airport Beach once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Airport Beach and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Airport Beach to Towson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 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 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Airport Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Airport Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Airport Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2634, Longitude: -76.4383       In this case, the coordinates for Airport Beach 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 Airport Beach 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 307.512 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.066 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.319 degrees.









 

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