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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 Featherbed, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Featherbed 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 Featherbed:
    • 39.324551, -76.742751
    • 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 Featherbed
  • 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 Featherbed 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 Featherbed

Curious and Interesting Names Near Featherbed ...

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.

  • Chestnut Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Daniels ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
    • Former names for Daniels:
    • Alberton
    • Elsyville
  • Dickeyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dickeyville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
  • Euclid Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Euclid Heights is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
  • Fair Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Park is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Harristown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harristown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
  • Heraldry Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
  • Howard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Howard Park is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
  • Howardsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hunting Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
    • Ivy Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Julian Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
    • Kingswood Common
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
    • Liberty Manor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
    • Merrymount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
    • Mount Hope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Hope is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Pikesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
    • Rolling Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
    • Rolling Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Willow Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Featherbed to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 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- Featherbed) 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 Featherbed 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 Featherbed. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3246, Longitude: -76.7428       In this case, the coordinates for Featherbed have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.687 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.275 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.423 degrees.