Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Baltimore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baltimore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baltimore
- 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:
- 39.294703, -76.613476
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Baltimore
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Baltimore ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Baltimore.
Within Maryland, the name Baltimore is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Baltimore [Anderson County].
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Baltimore [Cowley County].
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Baltimore is located in Graves County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<3> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Baltimore.
- Hickman 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 Kentucky community of Baltimore [Hickman County].
- Michigan
- Ontonagon County
- Although located in Ontonagon County, we don't know the location within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Baltimore.
- New Brunswick
- This Baltimore lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<3> to the northeast.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Baltimore is located in Bladen County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<3> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Baltimore.
- Yadkin County
- This Baltimore is located in Yadkin County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Baltimore.
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Baltimore is located in Fairfield County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<3> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Baltimore.
- Montgomery 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 Baltimore [Montgomery County].
- Warren County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Baltimore.
- Ontario
- This Baltimore lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<3> to the north northwest.
- Tennessee
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baltimore ...
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.
- Charles Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Cold Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Baltimore City
- English Consul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Consul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Consul
- English Consul is located in Baltimore City
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fells Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells Point
- Fells Point is located in Baltimore City
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Baltimore City
- Gallagher Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallagher Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Park
- Gallagher Park is located in Baltimore City
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Goodnow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow Hill
- Goodnow Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Graceland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hall Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Spring
- Hall Spring is located in Baltimore City
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- Harborview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harborview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
- Harborview is located in Baltimore County
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Homeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Homestead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Hunting Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
- Lauraville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauraville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Little Italy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in Baltimore City
- Minersville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Baltimore City
- Monumental
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monumental have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental
- Monumental is located in Baltimore County
- Orangeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
- Ramblewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in Baltimore City
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Spring Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gardens
- Spring Gardens is located in Baltimore City
- Television Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Television Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Television Hill
- Television Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Violetville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Harborview
How Far From Baltimore 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 city such as Baltimore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baltimore and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Baltimore to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 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 about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baltimore: www.ci.baltimore.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Baltimore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Baltimore 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 . 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Baltimore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baltimore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2947, Longitude: -76.6135 |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Baltimore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.613 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.186 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.38 degrees. |