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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 Corbett Hill Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corbett Hill Farms 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 Corbett Hill Farms:
    • 39.555939, -76.599413
    • 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 Corbett Hill Farms
  • 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 Corbett Hill Farms is near Harford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Corbett Hill Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corbett Hill Farms ...

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.

  • Bacon Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bacon Hall is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hall
  • Cloverfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
  • Cross Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Fern Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fern Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Valley
  • Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Foxwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Foxwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Friends View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Friends View is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends View
  • Greenfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Henrys Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
  • Hillendale Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
  • Hope Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
  • Hunt Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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    • Hunters Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
    • Hunters Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunters Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
    • Manor
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Manor is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Manor Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Manor Brook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Brook
    • Manor Glade
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
    • Manor Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
    • Manor Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
    • Manor View Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Manor View Farms is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View Farms
    • Marble Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
    • Piney Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney Creek is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
    • Piney Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill
    • Priceville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Priceville is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
    • Sparks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Sweet Air
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air

How Far From Corbett Hill Farms 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 Corbett Hill Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Corbett Hill Farms to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south (S). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Corbett Hill Farms) 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 Corbett Hill Farms 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 Corbett Hill Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5559, Longitude: -76.5994       In this case, the coordinates for Corbett Hill Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.586 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.196 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.271 degrees.