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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 Heraldry Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heraldry Square 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 Heraldry Square:
    • 39.323717, -76.762196
    • 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 Heraldry Square
  • 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 Heraldry Square is near Howard County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Heraldry Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heraldry Square ...

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.

  • Chestnut Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Daniels ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
    • Former names for Daniels:
    • Alberton
    • Elsyville
  • Fair Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
  • Featherbed
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Featherbed is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherbed
  • Harristown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harristown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
  • Ivy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
  • Kingswood Common
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
  • Liberty Manor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Merrymount
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
    • Rolling Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
    • Rolling Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
    • Rolling Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Willow Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Heraldry Square and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heraldry Square to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Heraldry Square) 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 Heraldry Square 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 Heraldry Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3237, Longitude: -76.7622       In this case, the coordinates for Heraldry Square have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.699 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.288 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.432 degrees.