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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 Caveswood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caveswood 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 Caveswood:
    • 39.426495, -76.748863
    • 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 Caveswood
  • 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 Caveswood is near Baltimore City and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Caveswood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caveswood ...

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.

  • Autumn Wind
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Autumn Wind is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn Wind
  • Belltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Belltown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Cave Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cave Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Valley
  • Caves Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Caves Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Park
  • Cherry Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Delight is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Falcon Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
  • Fallswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
  • Fields of Stevenson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields of Stevenson is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Stevenson
  • Fishtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fishtown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
  • Foxridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Green Spring Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
    • Greene Tree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
    • Greenspring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
    • Greenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Grey Rock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Grey Rock is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
    • Halcyon Gate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
    • Hickory Meadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
    • Hunt Cup Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunt Cup Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cup Hill
    • Hunters Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hunters Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
    • Imperial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
    • Julian Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
    • Leisure Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Leisure Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Hill
    • Lyonswood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
    • Pikesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Rogers ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rogers is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Timber Chase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Chase
    • Timber Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
    • Tollgate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Tollgate is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
    • Valley Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Valley Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Valley Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Velvet Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Velvet Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Hills
    • Velvet Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Velvet Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge
    • Velvet Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Velvet Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Valley
    • Waterspout
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Waterspout is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterspout
    • Whispering Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Caveswood and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Caveswood 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 over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Caveswood) 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 Caveswood 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 Caveswood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4265, Longitude: -76.7489       In this case, the coordinates for Caveswood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.684 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.287 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.386 degrees.