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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 Delight Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delight Meadows 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 Delight Meadows:
    • 39.425105, -76.827198
    • 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 Delight Meadows
  • 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 Delight Meadows is near Carroll County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Delight Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delight Meadows ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Belltown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Cherry Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Deer Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Deer Cross is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Cross
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Deer Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Delight
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Delight is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Folly Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Folly Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Farms
  • Ivy Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ivy Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
  • Lyonswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Reservoir Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Reservoir Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Ridge
    • Sunnybrook Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
    • Timber Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Timber Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Chase
    • Timber Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Timber Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
    • Tollgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tollgate is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
    • Twelve Trees
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Twelve Trees is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Trees

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Delight Meadows and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Delight Meadows to Towson, with an average speed<2> 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delight Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Delight Meadows 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 Delight Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4251, Longitude: -76.8272       In this case, the coordinates for Delight Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.73 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.34 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.42 degrees.