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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 Graystone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graystone 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 Graystone:
    • 39.627049, -76.634970
    • 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 Graystone
  • 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 Graystone is near Harford County and also York 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 York 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 Graystone

Communities Also Named Graystone ...

We found four communities that are also named Graystone.

Within Maryland, the name Graystone is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Graystone is located in Blount County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Graystone that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Graystone.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Graystone is located in Hillsborough County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Graystone that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Graystone.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Graystone is located in Gwinnett County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Graystone that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Graystone.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Graystone [Providence County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graystone ...

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.

  • Bacon Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bacon Hall is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hall
  • Beetree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beetree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
  • Blackhorse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Blackhorse is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
  • Brandy Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandy Springs is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Springs
  • Cloverfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
  • Coachmans Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Coachmans Field is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Field
  • Fern Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fern Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Valley
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Flickerwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Flickerwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerwood
  • Hamlet Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
  • Hope Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
  • Hunters Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Manor Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Manor Brook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Brook
    • Piney Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Piney Creek is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
    • Piney Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill
    • Prettyboy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Prettyboy is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy
    • Prettyboy Garth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Prettyboy Garth is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Garth
    • Spook Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
    • Valley Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
    • Walnut Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Windtree Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley

How Far From Graystone to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Graystone to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Graystone and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Graystone to Towson, 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 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over 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 5,850 miles [9,414.7 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 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Graystone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Graystone could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Graystone 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 Graystone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6270, Longitude: -76.6350       In this case, the coordinates for Graystone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.602 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.225 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.257 degrees.