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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 Glen Arm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Arm 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 Glen Arm:
- 39.454567, -76.495568
- 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 Glen Arm
- 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 Glen Arm is near Harford County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Glen Arm
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Arm ...
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.
- Chapel Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Valley
- Cub Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cub Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hill
- Cub Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cub Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hills
- Deer Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
- Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hunting Lodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Lodge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lodge
- Jenkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Joppa View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
- Kings Country
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Long Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
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- Long Green Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
- Manor Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
- Manor View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manor View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
- Manor Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Meadowcliff
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
- Merrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Notch Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
- Pine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Summer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
How Far From Glen Arm 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 Glen Arm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glen Arm and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Arm to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two 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 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Arm) 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 Glen Arm 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 Glen Arm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4546, Longitude: -76.4956 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.532 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.267 degrees. |
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