Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Baltimore Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baltimore Highlands and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Baltimore Highlands

• 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 Highlands:
  • 39.236626, -76.638339
  • 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 Highlands

• 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 Baltimore Highlands is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baltimore Highlands ...

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.

• Cherry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• English Consul
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • English Consul is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Consul
• Grove Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Grove Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Ridge
• Harris Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Harris Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
• Heritage Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hill
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hillcrest is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Lynnbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lynnbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
• Minersville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Minersville is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
• Monumental
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Monumental is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental
• Spring Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spring Gardens is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gardens
• Twin Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Violetville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Violetville is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Violetville
  • From Baltimore Highlands to Violetville
• Willow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

How Far From Baltimore Highlands 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 Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Baltimore Highlands and extending to:

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Baltimore Highlands to Towson, 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'