Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grove Ridge:
  • 39.208441, -76.644134
  • 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 Grove Ridge

• 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 Grove Ridge is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City

• 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 Grove Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grove Ridge ...

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.

• English Consul
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • English Consul is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Consul
• Ferndale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ferndale is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <1>
• Furnace Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Furnace Branch is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Branch
• Harris Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Harris Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
• Heritage Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Heritage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hill
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Homeland Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Homeland Park is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
• Lynnbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lynnbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
• Monumental
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Monumental is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental
• Pleasantville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Rippling Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rippling Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippling Ridge
• Twin Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Willow
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Willow is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
• Woodlawn Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodlawn Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights

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

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

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grove Ridge 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 five to six hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'