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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 Fontana Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fontana Village 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 Fontana Village:
    • 39.341774, -76.491074
    • 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 Fontana Village
  • 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 Fontana Village 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 Fontana Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fontana Village ...

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.

  • Apple Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
  • Berryhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
  • Edgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Evergreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Garden Village Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
  • Gardenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Golden Ring
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
  • Goldentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
  • Goodnow Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Goodnow Hill is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow Hill
  • Hartland Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
  • Hartland Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
  • High Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • High Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hillbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
    • Holland Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
    • Joppa Vale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
    • Kings Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
    • Lauraville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
    • Maple Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Maple Crest is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
    • Marys Choice
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Marys Choice is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Choice
    • Middlesex
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Necker
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Necker is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
    • Poplar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplar is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Putty Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
    • Ridge Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridge Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
    • Rosedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Silver Meadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
    • Silver Spring Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
    • Silver Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods
    • Stab
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stab is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Fontana Village to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fontana Village) 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 Fontana Village 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 Fontana Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3418, Longitude: -76.4911       In this case, the coordinates for Fontana Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.537 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.107 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.31 degrees.