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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 Howard Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howard Heights 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 Howard Heights:
- 39.283995, -76.830252
- 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 Howard Heights
- 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 Howard Heights is near Baltimore County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Howard Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howard Heights ...
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.
- Chapelview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chapelview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
- Chestnut Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Fox Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Gray Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gray Rock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
- Gray Rock Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
- Grays Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Ivy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pine Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Sky View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sky View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
- Thornbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thornbrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
- Timber Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
- Toll House
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Toll House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
- Wheatfield Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
How Far From Howard Heights 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 Howard Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Howard Heights and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Howard Heights 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over 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 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howard Heights) 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 Howard Heights 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 Howard Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2840, Longitude: -76.8303 In this case, the coordinates for Howard Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.742 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.331 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.477 degrees. |
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