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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 Freeland Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freeland Farms 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 Freeland Farms:
- 39.709270, -76.705250
- 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 Freeland Farms
- 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 Freeland Farms is near York County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Freeland Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freeland Farms ...
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.
- Beetree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beetree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
- Fiscal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fiscal is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Freeland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gores Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
- Green Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Harris Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Railroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Valley Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
- Walkers Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
- Windtree Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley
- Young Mans Fancy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
How Far From Freeland Farms 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 Freeland Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Freeland Farms and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Freeland Farms to Towson, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 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- Freeland Farms) 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 Freeland Farms 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 Freeland Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7093, Longitude: -76.7053 In this case, the coordinates for Freeland Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.638 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.255 degrees. |
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