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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 Hobbits Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hobbits Glen 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 Hobbits Glen:
- 39.223717, -76.900808
- 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 Hobbits Glen
- 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 Hobbits Glen is near Montgomery County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Hobbits Glen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobbits Glen ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cabin Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cabin Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Hill
- Cedar Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Chapel Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chapel Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dasher Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dasher Green is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
- Farside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farside is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
- Flamewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flamewood is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamewood
- Fox Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Fox Pause
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Pause is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
- Greene Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Fields is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Fields
- Harpers Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Heritage Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Locust Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Longfellow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Longfellow is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Running Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Running Brook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Thunder Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Twelve Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twelve Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Hills
- Vantage Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vantage Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
How Far From Hobbits Glen to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hobbits Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hobbits Glen and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Hobbits Glen to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 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- Hobbits Glen) 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 Hobbits Glen 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 Hobbits Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2237, Longitude: -76.9008 In this case, the coordinates for Hobbits Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.374 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.53 degrees. |
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