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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 Halcyon Gate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halcyon Gate 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 Halcyon Gate:
    • 39.400940, -76.696639
    • 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 Halcyon Gate
  • 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 Halcyon Gate is near Baltimore City and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Halcyon Gate

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halcyon Gate ...

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.

  • Bare Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
  • Bonnie Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
  • Boxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Deer Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Falls Gable
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
  • Fields of Stevenson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fields of Stevenson is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Stevenson
  • Fishtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fishtown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
  • Greene Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
  • Greengate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Greengate is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
  • Greenspring
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Grey Rock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Grey Rock is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
    • Huntspring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
    • Jones Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
    • Leisure Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Leisure Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Hill
    • Pickwick
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pickwick is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
    • Pikesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riderwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rockland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
    • Rogers ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rogers is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Seminary Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
    • Summit Chase
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
    • Summit Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Sunset Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Twinridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge
    • Valley Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Valley Stream
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
    • Velvet Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Velvet Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge
    • Velvet Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Velvet Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Valley

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Halcyon Gate to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halcyon Gate) 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 Halcyon Gate 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 Halcyon Gate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4009, Longitude: -76.6966       In this case, the coordinates for Halcyon Gate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.655 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.25 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.374 degrees.