Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Falls Gable, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falls Gable and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Falls Gable

• 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 Falls Gable:
  • 39.380662, -76.672748
  • 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 Falls Gable

• 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 Falls Gable is near Baltimore City and also Howard 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 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 Falls Gable

Curious and Interesting Names Near Falls Gable ...

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.

• Bare Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
• Bonnie Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
• Euclid Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Euclid Heights is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
• Greengate
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greengate is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
• Halcyon Gate
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
• Jones Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
• Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lake is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Martins Choice
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
• Pickwick
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pickwick is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rockland is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
  • Summit Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
  • Summit Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
  • Twinridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge
  • Valley Stream
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream

How Far From Falls Gable 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 Falls Gable to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Falls Gable to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 38 miles [61.2 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 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 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'