Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Baynard:
  • 38.845670, -76.677188
  • 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 Baynard

• 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
  • Since Baynard is near Prince George's County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Baynard

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baynard ...

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.

• Darnall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Darnall is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
• Fox Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fox Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
• Friends Choice
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Friends Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Choice
• Green Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Landing is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Landing
• Heritage Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hills Landing ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hills Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Landing
• Hunt Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hunt Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Chapel
• Iron Pot Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Pot Landing is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Pot Landing
• Leon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
• Merrywood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
• Queen Anne Knolls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Queen Anne Knolls is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Knolls
• Riverwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Riverwood is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Rustic Knolls
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rustic Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Knolls

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

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

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Baynard to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'