Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gambrills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gambrills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gambrills

• 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 Gambrills:
  • 39.067054, -76.665245
  • 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 Gambrills

• 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
  • Since Gambrills is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Gambrills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gambrills ...

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.

• Brandy Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Brandy Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Farms
• Chase Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chase Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Hill
• Colony Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Colony Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Ridge
• Hidden Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
• Hillendale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillendale is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
• Kings Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kings Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
• Kings Ransom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kings Ransom is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ransom
• Lions Gate
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lions Gate is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
• Mallet Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mallet Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Hill
• Maple Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Mistwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mistwood is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood
• Piney Orchard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Piney Orchard is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Orchard
• Stoney Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoney Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gambrills and extending to:

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gambrills to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'