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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 Elmhurst Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmhurst Ridge 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 Elmhurst Ridge:
    • 39.142609, -76.654412
    • 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 Elmhurst Ridge
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Elmhurst Ridge is near Howard County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Elmhurst Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmhurst Ridge ...

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.

  • Chase Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chase Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Hill
  • Derby Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Derby Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Farms
  • Dundee
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dundee is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Ferndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fox Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fox Chase is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • Furnace Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Furnace Branch is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Branch
  • Gatewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gatewater is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewater
  • Glen Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Gardens
  • Glen Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hollow
  • Greentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Greentree is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Harpers Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harpers Mill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Mill
  • Homeland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Homeland Park is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Lake Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Marley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Marley is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
    • Marley Park Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Marley Park Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Park Beach
    • Marley Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Marley Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Run
    • Meadow Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Meadow Brook is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Millrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Millrace is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
    • Pioneer City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
    • Pleasantville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pleasantville is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Redbridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Redbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbridge
    • Ridgeview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeview is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Rippling Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rippling Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippling Ridge
    • Sandalwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sandalwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
    • Seven Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Spring Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Stillmeadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stillmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmeadow
    • Stony Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
    • Sun Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sun Valley is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Timber Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Towering Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Towering Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towering Oaks
    • Twin Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cove
    • Twin Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Twin Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Ridge
    • Village Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Village Square is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
    • Windy Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Windy Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Knolls
    • Woodlawn Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
    • Woods Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woods Edge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
    • Woodside Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodside Square is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Square

How Far From Elmhurst Ridge 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 Elmhurst Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elmhurst Ridge to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elmhurst Ridge) 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 Elmhurst Ridge 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 Elmhurst Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1426, Longitude: -76.6544       In this case, the coordinates for Elmhurst Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.648 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.202 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.458 degrees.