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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 Garrison Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garrison Ridge 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 Garrison Ridge:
    • 39.417328, -76.787197
    • 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 Garrison Ridge
  • 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 Garrison Ridge is near Baltimore City and also Carroll 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 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 Garrison Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garrison Ridge ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Belltown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Cave Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cave Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Valley
  • Caves Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Caves Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Park
  • Cherry Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Deer Cross
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Deer Cross is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Cross
  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Delight
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Delight is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Delight Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Delight Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight Meadows
  • Falcon Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
  • Fishtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fishtown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
  • Foxridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Green Spring Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Greene Tree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
    • Grey Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Grey Rock is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
    • Hunters Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hunters Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
    • Imperial Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
    • Julian Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
    • Kings Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
    • Leisure Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Leisure Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Hill
    • Lyonswood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
    • Pleasant Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Randall Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Randall Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ridge
    • Randallstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sunnybrook Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
    • Timber Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Timber Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Chase
    • Timber Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Timber Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
    • Tollgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tollgate is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
    • Tree Top Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tree Top Station is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Station
    • Twelve Trees
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Twelve Trees is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Trees
    • Valley Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Valley Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Velvet Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Velvet Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Hills
    • Velvet Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Velvet Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge
    • Velvet Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Velvet Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Valley
    • Whispering Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Garrison Ridge to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 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 just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 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' (or 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- Garrison Ridge) 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 Garrison Ridge 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 Garrison Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4173, Longitude: -76.7872       In this case, the coordinates for Garrison Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.707 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.312 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.406 degrees.