Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dorsey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dorsey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dorsey
- 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 Dorsey:
- 39.177330, -76.743026
- 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 Dorsey
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Dorsey is near Howard County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dorsey ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Dorsey.
Within Maryland, the name Dorsey is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorsey ...
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.
- Bridewell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Champion Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Elkridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Elkridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkridge <5>
- Elkridge Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkridge Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
- Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Homeland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Homeland Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jessup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Jessup is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <5>
- Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Lawyers Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Marble Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Howard County
- Mission Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
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- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Provinces
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
- Redbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Rockburn Commons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockburn Commons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
- Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
- Sandalwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandalwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Sandalwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Sandridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Stony Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Strawberry Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
- Strawberry Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Timberview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
- Timberview is located in Howard County
- Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Pleasant View
How Far From Dorsey 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 Dorsey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dorsey and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dorsey to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> 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 6 hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dorsey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dorsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dorsey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dorsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1773, Longitude: -76.7430 In this case, the coordinates for Dorsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Dorsey 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dorsey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.698 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.264 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.481 degrees. |