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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 Four Winds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Four Winds 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 Four Winds:
    • 39.395662, -76.631636
    • 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 Four Winds
  • 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 Four Winds is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Four Winds

Communities Also Named Four Winds ...

We found two communities that are also named Four Winds.

Within Maryland, the name Four Winds is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Four Winds is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Winds that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Four Winds.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Four Winds that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Four Winds.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Four Winds ...

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.

  • Bare Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
  • Bonnie Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
  • Boxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Donnybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Donnybrook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
  • Falls Gable
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
  • Fellowship Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fellowship Forest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Forest
  • Gallagher Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gallagher Park is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Park
  • Green Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Greengate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greengate is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
  • Havenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
  • Homeland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Hunt Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
    • Hunters Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
    • Huntspring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
    • Jones Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
    • Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lake is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lutherville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Martins Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
    • Mays Chapel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Meadowland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
    • Orchard Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Ridervale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
    • Riderwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
    • Riderwood Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rockland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
    • Rodgers Forge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rodgers Forge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Forge
    • Seminary Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
    • Seminary Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
    • Summit Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
    • Summit Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Sunset Knoll
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Twinridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge

How Far From Four Winds 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 Four Winds to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Four Winds and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Four Winds 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 just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Four Winds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Four Winds 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 Four Winds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3957, Longitude: -76.6316       In this case, the coordinates for Four Winds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.616 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.206 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.348 degrees.