Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cove Estates:
  • 39.202885, -76.748305
  • 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 Cove Estates

• 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 Glen Cove Estates is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
  • 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 Cove Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Cove Estates ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
• Elkridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Elkridge is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkridge <1>
• Elkridge Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
• Lawyers Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
• Marble Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Marble Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
• Orange Grove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Pleasant View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Quail Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Relay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Relay is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
• Rockburn Commons
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
• Timberview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Timberview is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
• Woodland Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village

How Far From Glen Cove Estates 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 Cove Estates 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 Cove Estates and extending to:

• Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Cove Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 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 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'