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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 Chateau Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chateau Ridge 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 Chateau Ridge:
- 39.268995, -76.873308
- 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 Chateau Ridge
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Chateau Ridge is near Baltimore County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- 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 Chateau Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chateau Ridge ...
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.
- Chapelview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapelview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
- Farside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farside is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
- Fox Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Gray Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gray Rock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
- Gray Rock Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
- Green Henge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Henge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Henge
- Harpers Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hobbits Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
- Howard Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
- Locust Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Longfellow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longfellow is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pine Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Running Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Running Brook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Sandy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sky View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sky View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
- Thornbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thornbrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
- Thunder Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Toll House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Toll House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
- Vantage Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vantage Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
- Wheatfield Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
How Far From Chateau Ridge 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 Chateau Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chateau Ridge and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Chateau Ridge to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Chateau Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Chateau Ridge 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 Chateau Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2690, Longitude: -76.8733 In this case, the coordinates for Chateau Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.768 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.359 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.501 degrees. |
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