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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 Fountain Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain Glen 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 Fountain Glen:
- 39.533997, -76.306347
- 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 Fountain Glen
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Fountain Glen is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Fountain Glen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain Glen ...
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.
- Big Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Big Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Bramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bramblewood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Bright Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bright Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
- Calvary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
- Deerhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deerhaven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhaven
- Evergreen Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Fairway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairway is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Forest Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Fountain Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fountain Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Green Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Harold Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harold Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Heights
- Hemlock Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hemlock Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ridge
- Heritage Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hillview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Homestead Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Homestead Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Howard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Howard Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Hunters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ivy Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Kings Charter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kings Charter is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Longmeadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longmeadow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Majors Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Majors Choice is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Choice
- Meadow Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Springs is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
- Michaels Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Michaels Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Corner
- Moorland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moorland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Parsons Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parsons Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Ridge
- Pine Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Sable Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sable Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Woods
- Scots Fancy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scots Fancy is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scots Fancy
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shamrock is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Shucks Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shucks Corners is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucks Corners
- Silver Spring Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Temple Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Todd Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Todd Lakes is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Lakes
How Far From Fountain Glen 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 Fountain Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fountain Glen and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Fountain Glen to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 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 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 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fountain Glen) 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 Fountain Glen 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 Fountain Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5340, Longitude: -76.3063 In this case, the coordinates for Fountain Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.414 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.997 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.154 degrees. |
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