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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 Folly Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Folly Farms 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 Folly Farms:
- 39.433993, -76.880811
- 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 Folly Farms
- 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 Folly Farms is near Carroll County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- 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 Folly Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Folly Farms ...
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.
- Almond Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almond Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Valley
- Cherry Tree Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Tree Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Hills
- Cherry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cold Saturday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cold Saturday is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Saturday
- Deer Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deer Cross is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Cross
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Delight Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Delight Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight Meadows
- Forest Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Freedom Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Forest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Glen Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Green Hill Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Farm is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farm
- Ivy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ivy Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Liberty Lake Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Lake Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake Hills
- Liberty Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Manor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Liberty View Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty View Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View Farms
- Long Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Longview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Longview Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Marthas Legacy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marthas Legacy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Legacy
- Miners Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miners Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Ridge
- Oklahoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Patriots Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patriots Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Choice
- Red Oak Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Oak Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hills
- Reservoir Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reservoir Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Ridge
- Squires
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Squires is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Sunnybrook Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Sweet Air
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Air is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
- Woodleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodleaf is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
How Far From Folly Farms 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 Folly Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Folly Farms and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Folly Farms to Towson, with an average speed<2> 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Folly Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Folly Farms 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 Folly Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4340, Longitude: -76.8808 In this case, the coordinates for Folly Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.762 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.376 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.439 degrees. |
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