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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 Dun Rovin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dun Rovin 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 Dun Rovin:
    • 39.477884, -76.625526
    • 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 Dun Rovin
  • 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 Dun Rovin is near Baltimore City and also Harford 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 Harford 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 Dun Rovin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dun Rovin ...

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.

  • Chapel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
  • Cockeysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cross Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Fallswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
  • Havenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
  • Hickory Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
  • Hillside Hunt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
  • Hunt Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
  • Hunt Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hunters Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hunters Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hunters Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
    • Huntspring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
    • Ivy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Lutherville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Marble Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
    • Mays Chapel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Meadowland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
    • Oregon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Oregon is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Pot Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pot Spring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Spring
    • Seminary Overlook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
    • Sparks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunnybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Texas
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Texas is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Valley Crest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Crest is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crest
    • Western Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Western Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run

How Far From Dun Rovin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dun Rovin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dun Rovin and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Dun Rovin to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 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' (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- Dun Rovin) 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 Dun Rovin 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 Dun Rovin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4779, Longitude: -76.6255       In this case, the coordinates for Dun Rovin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.607 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.208 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.313 degrees.