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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 Champion Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Champion Forest 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 Champion Forest:
- 39.147330, -76.761082
- 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 Champion Forest
- 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 Champion Forest is near Howard County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Champion Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Champion Forest ...
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.
- Bridewell ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
- Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedars is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heritage Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Howard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Jessup
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Marble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marble Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Mission Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Pioneer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Provinces
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Provinces is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provinces
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Redbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbridge
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- River Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- Sandalwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandalwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Sandridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stillmeadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stillmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmeadow
- Strawberry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Timber Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Woodland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Champion Forest 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 Champion Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Champion Forest and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Champion Forest to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Champion Forest) 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 Champion Forest 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 Champion Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1473, Longitude: -76.7611 In this case, the coordinates for Champion Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.71 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.501 degrees. |
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