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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 Canterbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canterbury and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Canterbury:
    • 39.352330, -76.472740
    • 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 Canterbury
  • 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 Canterbury is near Baltimore City and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Canterbury

Communities Also Named Canterbury ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Canterbury.

There are three communities within Maryland that are also named Canterbury.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Canterbury is located in Carroll County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Canterbury.
    • Talbot County
      • This Canterbury is located in Talbot County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Canterbury.
    • Wicomico County
      • This Canterbury is located in Wicomico County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Canterbury.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Canterbury is located in Madison County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Canterbury.
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This Canterbury is located in Windham County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Canterbury.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Canterbury is located in Kent County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Canterbury.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Canterbury is located in Hillsborough County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Canterbury.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Canterbury lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Canterbury is located in Merrimack County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Canterbury.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Orange County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Canterbury.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • This Canterbury is located in Pitt County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Canterbury.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Canterbury [Clark County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Canterbury is located in York County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Canterbury.
    • Quebec
      • This Canterbury lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Canterbury is located in Cherokee County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Canterbury.
      • Greenville County
      • This Canterbury is located in Greenville County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Canterbury.
      • Greenwood County
      • This Canterbury is located in Greenwood County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km] to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Canterbury.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Canterbury is located in Culpeper County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Canterbury.
      • Henrico County
      • This Canterbury is located in Henrico County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Canterbury.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Canterbury is located in Montgomery County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Canterbury.
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • This Canterbury is located in Mingo County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Canterbury.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canterbury ...

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.

  • Apple Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
  • Berryhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
  • Edgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Garden Village Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
  • Golden Ring
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
  • Goldentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
  • Hartland Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
  • Hartland Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • High Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hillbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
  • Holland Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Joppa Vale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
    • Joppa View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
    • Kings Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
    • Maple Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Maple Crest is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
    • Marys Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Marys Choice is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Choice
    • Middlesex
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Necker
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Necker is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
    • Poplar
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Poplar is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Putty Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
    • Ridge Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridge Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
    • Rosedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
    • Silver Spring Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
    • Silver Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canterbury and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Canterbury to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 43 miles [69.2 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canterbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Canterbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Canterbury 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 county. 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Canterbury 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 Canterbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3523, Longitude: -76.4727       In this case, the coordinates for Canterbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.526 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.096 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.298 degrees.