Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colonial Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colonial Gardens
- 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 Colonial Gardens:
- 39.276495, -76.758584
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Colonial Gardens
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Colonial Gardens is near Howard County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Colonial Gardens ...
We found seven communities that share the name Colonial Gardens.
Within Maryland, the name Colonial Gardens is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Madison County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Colonial Gardens.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Cook County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Colonial Gardens.
- Winnebago County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Winnebago County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the west northwest of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Colonial Gardens.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Colonial Gardens [Middlesex County].
- Ocean County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Ocean County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Colonial Gardens.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Harris County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Colonial Gardens.
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Putnam County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the west of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Colonial Gardens.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Gardens ...
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.
- Asylum ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Chapelview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapelview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
- Chapelview is located in Howard County
- Chestnut Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
- Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
- Fair Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
- Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Frederick Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Grays Level
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
- Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
- Harristown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Harristown is located in Baltimore County
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
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- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Rolling Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
- Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Thistle
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Timber Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
- Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
- Paradise
How Far From Colonial Gardens 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 Colonial Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colonial Gardens and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Gardens to Towson, with an average speed<4> 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonial Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2765, Longitude: -76.7586 In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Colonial Gardens could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Colonial Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.282 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.449 degrees. |