Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blue Mount:
  • 39.602327, -76.621636
  • 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 Blue Mount

• 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 Blue Mount is near Harford County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Blue Mount

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Mount ...

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.

• Bacon Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bacon Hall is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hall
• Brandy Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brandy Springs is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Springs
• Cloverfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
• Coachmans Field
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Coachmans Field is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Field
• Fern Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fern Valley is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Valley
• Graystone
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Graystone is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
• Hamlet Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
• Hope Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
• Hunters Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
• Manor Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Manor Brook is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Brook
• Piney Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Piney Creek is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
• Piney Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill

How Far From Blue Mount to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blue Mount to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Mount to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two 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 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'