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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 Defense Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Defense Heights 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 Defense Heights:
- 39.297885, -76.513574
- 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 Defense Heights
- 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 Defense Heights 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 Defense Heights
Communities Also Named Defense Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Defense Heights.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Defense Heights.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Prince George's County
- This Defense Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Defense Heights that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Defense Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Defense Heights ...
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.
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Garden Village Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Golden Ring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
- Goldentree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
- Goodnow Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnow Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow Hill
- Graceland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Graceland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
- Gray Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Haven is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Haven
- Harborview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harborview is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
- Hartland Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
- Hartland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hillbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Holland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Middlesex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Orangeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stab
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stab is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
How Far From Defense Heights 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 Defense Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Defense Heights and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Defense Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 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 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Defense Heights) 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 Defense Heights 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 Defense Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2979, Longitude: -76.5136 In this case, the coordinates for Defense Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.554 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.337 degrees. |
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