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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 Baldwin Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baldwin Estates 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 Baldwin Estates:
    • 39.483718, -76.449686
    • 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 Baldwin 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Baldwin Estates is near Harford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Baldwin Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baldwin 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.

  • Cloverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cloverdale is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Dunwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dunwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
  • Eagle View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle View is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
  • Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Franklins Chance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
  • Glen Arm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Springs Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
  • Gunpowder Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
  • Harvest Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
  • Hunting Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Indian Princess
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Princess is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
  • Jenkins
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jenkins is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Jerusalem
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
    • Joppa Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
    • Kings Country
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
    • Kingsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingswood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Kingswood is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Locust Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
    • Long Green
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Long Green is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
    • Long Green Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
    • Lynchs Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
    • Manor Fields
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
    • Manor Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
    • Manor Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
    • Manor Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
    • Manor View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Manor View is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
    • Manor Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
    • Meadowcliff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
    • Merrywood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Mountain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mountain is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Notch Cliff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
    • Orchard Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
    • Pleasant Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Pleasantville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleasantville is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Stoneybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Upper Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
    • Valleybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Valleybrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
    • White House Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • White House Park is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
    • Willows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Willows is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Winters Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Winters Run is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run

How Far From Baldwin Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Baldwin Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baldwin Estates and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baldwin Estates to Towson, with an average speed<3> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south (S). 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baldwin Estates) 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 Baldwin Estates 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 Baldwin Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4837, Longitude: -76.4497       In this case, the coordinates for Baldwin Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.502 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.09 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.236 degrees.