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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 Chesterwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesterwood 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 Chesterwood:
- 39.257886, -76.496906
- 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 Chesterwood
- 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 Chesterwood is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Chesterwood
Communities Also Named Chesterwood ...
We found one communities that are also named Chesterwood.
Within Maryland, the name Chesterwood is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Chesterwood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Chesterwood is located in Stafford County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chesterwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Chesterwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesterwood ...
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.
- Airport Beach ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Airport Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Beach
- Cedar Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Evergreen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Graceland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graceland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
- Gray Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gray Haven is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Haven
- Harborview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harborview is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
- Hartland Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
- Hartland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Lodge Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge Forest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Forest
- Lynch Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Orangeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Porters Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Porters Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Park
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sparrows Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Stab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stab is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
- Wildwood Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach
How Far From Chesterwood 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 Chesterwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chesterwood and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chesterwood to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 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 over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chesterwood) 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 Chesterwood 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 Chesterwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2579, Longitude: -76.4969 In this case, the coordinates for Chesterwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.547 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.105 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.346 degrees. |
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