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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 Foreston Ridge Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foreston Ridge Estates 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 Foreston Ridge Estates:
- 39.628437, -76.770253
- 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 Foreston Ridge Estates
- 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 Foreston Ridge Estates is near Carroll County and also York 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 York 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 Foreston Ridge Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foreston Ridge Estates ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedarbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clear View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clear View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Flickerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flickerwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerwood
- Greenmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Hamlet Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hunter Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunter Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Green
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Prettyboy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prettyboy is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy
- Prettyboy Garth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prettyboy Garth is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Garth
- Prettyboy Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Roberts Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
- Rockbrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Seven Havens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
- Small Crossings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
- Spook Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
- Steeplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Sunset Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
How Far From Foreston Ridge Estates 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 Foreston Ridge Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Foreston Ridge Estates and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Foreston Ridge Estates to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 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 from Point A (ie- Foreston Ridge Estates) 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 Foreston Ridge Estates 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 Foreston Ridge Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6284, Longitude: -76.7703 In this case, the coordinates for Foreston Ridge Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.682 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.316 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.315 degrees. |
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