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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 Cockeysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cockeysville 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 Cockeysville:
    • 39.481217, -76.643860
    • 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 Cockeysville
  • 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 Cockeysville 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 Cockeysville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cockeysville ...

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.

  • Chapel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
  • Cross Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Dun Rovin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dun Rovin is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Rovin
  • Fallswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
  • Friends View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Friends View is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends View
  • Gentsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gentsville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentsville
  • Havenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
  • Hickory Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
  • Hillside Hunt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
  • Hunt Cup Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunt Cup Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cup Hill
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hunt Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
    • Hunt Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hunters Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
    • Hunters Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hunters Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
    • Huntspring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
    • Ivy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Jonathans Delight
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jonathans Delight is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathans Delight
    • Marble Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
    • Mays Chapel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Meadowland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
    • Oregon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oregon is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Pot Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pot Spring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Spring
    • Seminary Overlook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
    • Sparks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Texas
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Texas is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Valley Crest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Crest is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crest
    • Western Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Western Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Cockeysville 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 about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two 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 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cockeysville) 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 Cockeysville 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 Cockeysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4812, Longitude: -76.6439       In this case, the coordinates for Cockeysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.618 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.22 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.319 degrees.