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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 Darryl Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darryl Gardens 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 Darryl Gardens:
- 39.410108, -76.405516
- 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 Darryl 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Darryl Gardens is near Harford County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Darryl Gardens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darryl 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.
- Berryhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Chapel Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Valley
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dundee Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Springs Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Gunpowder
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
- Harmony Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Indian Princess
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Princess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
- Jerusalem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joppa Landing is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Landing
- Joppa Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
- Joppa View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
- Kings Country
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
- Kings Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kingswood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Maple Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Crest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Merrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Necker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Necker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
- Oliver Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Beach
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Poplar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Silver Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
- Silver Spring Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
- Silver Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods
- Valleybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valleybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
How Far From Darryl Gardens 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 Darryl Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Darryl Gardens and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Darryl Gardens 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 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 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 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 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- Darryl Gardens) 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 Darryl Gardens 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 Darryl Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4101, Longitude: -76.4055 In this case, the coordinates for Darryl Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.482 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.055 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.246 degrees. |
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