Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glenartney:
  • 39.230385, -76.728582
  • 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 Glenartney

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenartney ...

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.

• Asylum ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Asylum is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
• Elkridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • 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 southeast)
  • Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
• Lawyers Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
• Marble Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Marble Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
• Orange Grove ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Paradise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Paradise is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Pleasant View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Quail Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Relay
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Relay is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
• Rockburn Commons
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
• Thistle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Thistle is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
• Timberview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Timberview is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview

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

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

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glenartney to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over 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 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'