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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 Fullerton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fullerton Heights 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 Fullerton Heights:
    • 39.363996, -76.523298
    • 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 Fullerton Heights
  • 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 Fullerton Heights is near Baltimore City and also Harford 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 Harford 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 Fullerton Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fullerton Heights ...

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.

  • Apple Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
  • Berryhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
  • Coventry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coventry is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Cowpen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
  • Cub Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cub Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hill
  • Cub Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cub Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hills
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fellowship Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fellowship Forest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Forest
  • Garden Village Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
  • Gardenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Golden Ring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
  • Goldentree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Goodnow Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodnow Hill is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow Hill
    • Hall Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hall Spring is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Spring
    • Harmony Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Harmony Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
    • High Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • High Point is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Hillbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
    • Hillendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillendale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
    • Hillendale Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillendale Farms is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Farms
    • Hillendale Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillendale Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Park
    • Holland Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
    • Hunting Lodge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hunting Lodge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lodge
    • Joppa Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Joppa Heights is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Heights
    • Joppa Vale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
    • Joppa View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
    • Kings Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
    • Kings Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Kings Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
    • Lauraville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
    • Necker
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Necker is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
    • Pine Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Poplar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Poplar is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Putty Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
    • Ramblewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ramblewood is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Ridge Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ridge Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
    • Rosedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Silver Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
    • Silver Spring Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station

How Far From Fullerton Heights 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 Fullerton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fullerton Heights and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Fullerton Heights 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 42 miles [67.6 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 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 '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- Fullerton Heights) 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 Fullerton Heights 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 Fullerton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3640, Longitude: -76.5233       In this case, the coordinates for Fullerton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.555 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.131 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.315 degrees.