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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 Guilford Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Guilford Downs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Guilford Downs:
- 39.229273, -76.839974
- 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 Guilford Downs
- 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 Guilford Downs is near Baltimore County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Guilford Downs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Guilford Downs ...
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 east)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Cedar Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Dasher Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dasher Green is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
- Elkhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Fox Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Gray Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gray Rock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
- Gray Rock Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
- Harpers Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Locust Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
- Long Reach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Long Reach is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Longfellow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Longfellow is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Phelps Luck
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
- Running Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Running Brook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Thunder Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Timber Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Timber Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
- Toll House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toll House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
- Vantage Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vantage Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
- Wheatfield Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
How Far From Guilford Downs 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 Guilford Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Guilford Downs and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Guilford Downs to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Guilford Downs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Guilford Downs 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 Guilford Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2293, Longitude: -76.8400 In this case, the coordinates for Guilford Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.751 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.333 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.502 degrees. |
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