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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 Glenbauer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenbauer 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 Glenbauer:
    • 39.461219, -76.404128
    • 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 Glenbauer
  • 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 Glenbauer is near Harford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Glenbauer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenbauer ...

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.

  • Dunwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dunwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
  • Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Springs Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
  • Indian Princess
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Indian Princess is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
  • Jerusalem
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Jerusalem Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
  • Kings Country
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
  • Kingsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kingswood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lynchs Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
    • Merrywood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mountain is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Pleasant Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Stoneybrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Valleybrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Valleybrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glenbauer to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 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 from Point A (ie- Glenbauer) 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 Glenbauer 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 Glenbauer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4612, Longitude: -76.4041       In this case, the coordinates for Glenbauer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.477 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.058 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.225 degrees.