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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 Garrian Orchards, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garrian Orchards 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 Garrian Orchards:
- 39.237884, -76.797195
- 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 Garrian Orchards
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Garrian Orchards is near Baltimore County and also Anne Arundel 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 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 Garrian Orchards
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garrian Orchards ...
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.
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Chapelview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chapelview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
- Frederick Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Rock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
- Grays Level
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Locust Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
- Long Reach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Reach is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Phelps Luck
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Thistle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thistle is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Thunder Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Timber Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
- Timber Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Timber Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
- Toll House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Toll House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
- Wheatfield Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
- Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Garrian Orchards 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 Garrian Orchards to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Garrian Orchards and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Garrian Orchards to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over 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 5,873 miles [9,451.7 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Garrian Orchards) 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 Garrian Orchards 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 Garrian Orchards. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2379, Longitude: -76.7972 In this case, the coordinates for Garrian Orchards have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.725 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.481 degrees. |
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