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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 Baltimore Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baltimore Corner 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 Baltimore Corner:
- 39.058168, -75.844657
- 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 Baltimore Corner
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Baltimore Corner is near Queen Anne's County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Baltimore Corner
Communities Also Named Baltimore Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Baltimore Corner.
Within Maryland, the name Baltimore Corner is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Baltimore Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Dinwiddie County
- This Baltimore Corner is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the southwest of the Baltimore Corner that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Baltimore Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baltimore Corner ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Buckels Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckels Corner
- Choptank Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Choptank Mills is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Mills
- Choptank Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Choptank Pines is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Pines
- Choptank Ponds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
- Deans Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deans Meadows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Meadows
- Fox Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Field is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Field
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Kane Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kane Crossroads is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Crossroads
- Maple Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sandtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Templeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Union Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
How Far From Baltimore Corner 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 Baltimore Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baltimore Corner and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Baltimore Corner to Denton, with an average speed<2> 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west (W). 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 64 miles [103 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Baltimore Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Baltimore Corner 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 Baltimore Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0582, Longitude: -75.8447 In this case, the coordinates for Baltimore Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.178 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.655 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.151 degrees. |
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