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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 Anton North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anton North 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 Anton North:
- 39.402050, -76.724140
- 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 Anton North
- 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 Anton North is near Baltimore City and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Anton North
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anton North ...
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.
- Caves Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Caves Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Park
- Fields of Stevenson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fields of Stevenson is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Stevenson
- Fishtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fishtown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
- Green Spring Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
- Greene Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
- Greengate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greengate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
- Greenspring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Grey Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grey Rock is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
- Halcyon Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
- Howardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Julian Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Leisure Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leisure Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Hill
- Pickwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pickwick is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Pikesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockland Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Summit Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
- Summit Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Valley Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Valley Stream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
- Velvet Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Velvet Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge
- Velvet Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Velvet Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Valley
How Far From Anton North 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 Anton North to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Anton North and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Anton North to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anton North) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Anton North 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 Anton North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4021, Longitude: -76.7241 In this case, the coordinates for Anton North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.671 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.268 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.385 degrees. |
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