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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baldwin Hills 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 Hills:
    • 39.048166, -76.648577
    • 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 Hills
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Baldwin Hills is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • 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 Baldwin Hills

Communities Also Named Baldwin Hills ...

We found three communities that are also named Baldwin Hills.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Baldwin Hills.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Harford County
      • This Baldwin Hills is located in Harford County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Baldwin Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Baldwin Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Baldwin Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km]<1> to the west of the Baldwin Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Baldwin Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • This Baldwin Hills is located in Paulding County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the southwest of the Baldwin Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Baldwin Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baldwin Hills ...

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.

  • Brandy Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Brandy Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Farms
  • Charing Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Charing Cross is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
  • Chartwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chartwood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
  • Chase Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chase Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Hill
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Colony Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Colony Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Ridge
  • Cranberry Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cranberry Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Woods
  • Crownsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Winds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Winds is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Winds
  • Harbor Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harbor Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
  • Hermitage Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hermitage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hill
  • Hidden Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hillendale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillendale is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
    • Kings Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
    • Kings Ransom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Ransom is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ransom
    • Lions Gate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lions Gate is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
    • Mallet Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mallet Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Hill
    • Maple Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Mistwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mistwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood
    • Piney Orchard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Piney Orchard is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Orchard
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Saddle Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Saddle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Ridge
    • Spring Fields
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Spring Fields is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fields
    • Stewarts Purchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stewarts Purchase is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Purchase
    • Stoney Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Sunrise Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Tall Timbers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tall Timbers is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
    • Valentine Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Valentine Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Creek

How Far From Baldwin Hills 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 Baldwin Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baldwin Hills and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Baldwin Hills to Annapolis, 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Baldwin Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0482, Longitude: -76.6486       In this case, the coordinates for Baldwin Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.651 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.191 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.492 degrees.