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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 Bay Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Ridge 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 Bay Ridge:
- 39.695383, -76.336626
- 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 Bay Ridge
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Bay Ridge is near York County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Bay Ridge
Communities Also Named Bay Ridge ...
We found five communities that are also named Bay Ridge.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Bay Ridge.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Anne Arundel County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south of the Bay Ridge that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Bay Ridge.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Orange County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Orange County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bay Ridge that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Bay Ridge.
- New York
- Kings County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Kings County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bay Ridge that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Bay Ridge.
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Galveston County and lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bay Ridge that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Bay Ridge.
- Virginia
- Northampton County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Northampton County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the south of the Bay Ridge that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Bay Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Ridge ...
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.
- Bobs Flow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bobs Flow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Flow
- Bryansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Delta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Minefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Prospect
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Pylesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rockridge Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
- Slate Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Viking Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands
How Far From Bay Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bay Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Ridge and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Ridge to Bel Air, with an average speed<3> 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 50 miles [80.5 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Bay Ridge) 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 Bay Ridge 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 Bay Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6954, Longitude: -76.3366 In this case, the coordinates for Bay Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.419 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.029 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.102 degrees. |
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