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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 Fort Howard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Howard 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 Fort Howard:
- 39.206816, -76.444831
- 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 Fort Howard
- 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 Fort Howard is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Fort Howard
Communities Also Named Fort Howard ...
We found two communities that are also named Fort Howard.
Within Maryland, the name Fort Howard is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fort Howard [Ottawa County].
- Wisconsin
- Brown County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Brown County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Fort Howard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Howard ...
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.
- Airport Beach ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Airport Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Beach
- Chase Wood Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chase Wood Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Wood Run
- Creek View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Evergreen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Fairhaven Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
- Gray Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Haven is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Haven
- Hickory Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Island View Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Island View Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Beach
- Lake View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lodge Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lodge Forest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Forest
- Lynch Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paradise Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paradise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Porters Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Porters Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Park
- Rock Creek Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Rockwood Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Beach
- School Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- School Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Gardens
- Sparrows Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Stony Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Surfside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
- Wildwood Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach
How Far From Fort Howard 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 Fort Howard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fort Howard and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Howard to Towson, with an average speed<4> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Fort Howard could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Howard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Howard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fort Howard 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 Fort Howard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2068, Longitude: -76.4448 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.52 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.066 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.344 degrees. |
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