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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 Dulaney Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dulaney Valley 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 Dulaney Valley:
- 39.461185, -76.549795
- 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 Dulaney Valley
- 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 Dulaney Valley 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 Dulaney Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dulaney Valley ...
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.
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coventry is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Cowpen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
- Cub Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cub Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hills
- Deer Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Glen Arm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Ellen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Hillendale Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
- Hunters Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
- Hunting Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Lodge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lodge
- Jenkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jenkins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Long Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manor Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
- Manor Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
- Manor Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
- Manor View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manor View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
- Manor Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Meadowcliff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
- Notch Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Pine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pot Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pot Spring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Spring
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Summer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sweet Air
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
- Valley Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Crest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crest
How Far From Dulaney Valley 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 Dulaney Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Dulaney Valley once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dulaney Valley and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Dulaney Valley to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Dulaney Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dulaney Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dulaney Valley 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 Dulaney Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4612, Longitude: -76.5498 In this case, the coordinates for Dulaney Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.563 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.156 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.287 degrees. |
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