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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baldwin 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 Baldwin:
- 39.494730, -76.470263
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Baldwin ...
We found 36 communities that are also named Baldwin.
Within Maryland, the name Baldwin is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of 36 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 35 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Baldwin is located in Cullman County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Baldwin.
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Baldwin is located in Jefferson County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Baldwin.
- Washington County
- This Baldwin is located in Washington County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the west of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Baldwin.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Baldwin [Los Angeles County].
- Colorado
- Gunnison County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Baldwin [Gunnison County].
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Baldwin is located in Duval County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Baldwin.
- Georgia
- Banks County
- This Baldwin is located in Banks County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Banks County community of Baldwin.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Baldwin is located in Cook County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Baldwin.
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Baldwin [Greene County].
- Randolph County
- This Baldwin is located in Randolph County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the west of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Baldwin.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Baldwin [Allen County].
- Iowa
- Jackson County
- This Baldwin is located in Jackson County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Baldwin.
- Kentucky
- Madison County
- This Baldwin is located in Madison County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Baldwin.
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Baldwin is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Baldwin.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Baldwin is located in Cumberland County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Baldwin.
- Michigan
- Lake County
- This Baldwin is located in Lake County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Baldwin.
- Missouri
- Mississippi County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Mississippi County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Baldwin.
- New York
- Essex County
- This Baldwin is located in Essex County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Baldwin.
- Nassau County
- This Baldwin is located in Nassau County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east northeast of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Baldwin.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Baldwin [Queens County].
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Baldwin is located in Ashe County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Baldwin.
- Moore County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Baldwin [Moore County].
- North Dakota
- Burleigh County
- This Baldwin is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Baldwin.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Baldwin [Clermont County].
- Paulding County
- This Baldwin is located in Paulding County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Baldwin.
- Williams County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Baldwin [Williams County].
- Ontario
- This Baldwin lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Baldwin is located in Allegheny County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Baldwin.
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Baldwin [Butler County].
- Delaware County
- This Baldwin is located in Delaware County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east northeast of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Baldwin.
- South Carolina
- Chester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Baldwin [Chester County].
- Laurens County
- This Baldwin is located in Laurens County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the southwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Baldwin.
- Texas
- Harrison County
- This Baldwin is located in Harrison County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Baldwin.
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- This Baldwin is located in Botetourt County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Baldwin.
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This Baldwin is located in Gilmer County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Baldwin.
- Wisconsin
- Saint Croix County
- This Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Baldwin that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Baldwin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baldwin ...
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 northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Deer Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
- Dunwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
- Eagle View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
- Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Foxwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foxwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Franklins Chance
(3 miles [4.8 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)
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Gunpowder Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
- Harvest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Hillendale Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
- Hunting Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Indian Princess
(4 miles [6.4 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 southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Country
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
- Kingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingswood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Locust Hill
(2 miles [3.2 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 southwest)
- Long Green Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
- Lynchs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manor Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
- Manor Glade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
- Manor Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
- Manor Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Stoneybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Sweet Air
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
- Upper Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Valleybrook
(4 miles [6.4 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 northeast)
- 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 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baldwin and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baldwin to Towson, with an average speed<5> 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 35 miles [56.3 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baldwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Baldwin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Baldwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4947, Longitude: -76.4703 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.514 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.105 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.24 degrees. |
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