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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 Burnie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Burnie 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 Glen Burnie:
    • 39.162641, -76.622028
    • 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 Burnie
  • 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 Glen Burnie is near Baltimore City and also Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Glen Burnie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Burnie ...

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.

  • Dundee
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dundee is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Ferndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fox Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Chase is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • Freetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Freetown is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Furnace Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Furnace Branch is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Branch
  • Gatewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gatewater is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewater
  • Glen Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Glen Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Gardens
  • Glen Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Glen Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hollow
  • Greenlawn Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenlawn Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Beach
  • Greenlawn Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenlawn Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Shores
  • Greentree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greentree is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Harris Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harris Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Heritage Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Heritage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hill
    • Marley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Marley is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
    • Marley Park Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Marley Park Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Park Beach
    • Marley Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Marley Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Run
    • Meadow Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadow Brook is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Pleasantville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pleasantville is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Point Pleasant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Point Pleasant is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
    • Rippling Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rippling Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippling Ridge
    • Sun Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sun Valley is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Towering Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Towering Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towering Oaks
    • Twin Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Twin Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cove
    • Twin Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Twin Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Ridge
    • Village Square
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Village Square is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
    • Willow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Willow is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Woodlawn Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
    • Woods Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Woods Edge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
    • Woodside Square
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodside Square is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Square

How Far From Glen Burnie 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 Burnie 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 Burnie and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Burnie to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 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- Glen Burnie) 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 Burnie 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 Burnie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1626, Longitude: -76.6220    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.627 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.182 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.436 degrees.