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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 Boordy Vineyards, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boordy Vineyards 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 Boordy Vineyards:
- 39.475940, -76.486353
- 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 Boordy Vineyards
- 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 Boordy Vineyards is near Harford County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Boordy Vineyards
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boordy Vineyards ...
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.
- Deer Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
- Eagle View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eagle View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
- Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Arm
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gunpowder Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
- Jenkins
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jenkins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Locust Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Long Green
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Long Green Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
- Manor Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
- Manor Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Manor Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
- Manor Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
- Manor View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
- Manor Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Meadowcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
- Merrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Notch Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Sweet Air
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
How Far From Boordy Vineyards 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 Boordy Vineyards to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Boordy Vineyards and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Boordy Vineyards to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Boordy Vineyards) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Boordy Vineyards 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 Boordy Vineyards. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4759, Longitude: -76.4864 In this case, the coordinates for Boordy Vineyards have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.525 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.114 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.254 degrees. |
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