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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 Chapelgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chapelgate 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 Chapelgate:
    • 39.452606, -76.662471
    • 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 Chapelgate
  • 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 Chapelgate 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 Chapelgate

Communities Also Named Chapelgate ...

We found one communities that are also named Chapelgate.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Chapelgate.

Beyond Maryland.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Chapelgate is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south of the Chapelgate that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Chapelgate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapelgate ...

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.

  • Boxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
  • Cockeysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Dun Rovin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dun Rovin is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Rovin
  • Fallswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
  • Greenspring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Havenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
  • Hickory Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
  • Hillside Hunt
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hunt Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
    • Huntspring
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
    • Ivy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Lutherville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mays Chapel
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Meadowland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
    • Ridervale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
    • Seminary Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
    • Seminary Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
    • Sunset Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Texas
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Texas is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Chapelgate 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 43 miles [69.2 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chapelgate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Chapelgate 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 Chapelgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4526, Longitude: -76.6625       In this case, the coordinates for Chapelgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.631 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.231 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.339 degrees.