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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 Hunt Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunt Valley 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 Hunt Valley:
    • 39.499828, -76.641082
    • 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 Hunt Valley
  • 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 Hunt Valley is near Harford County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Hunt Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunt Valley ...

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.

  • Chapel Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
  • Cockeysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cross Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Dun Rovin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dun Rovin is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Rovin
  • Friends View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Friends View is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends View
  • Gentsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gentsville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentsville
  • Hickory Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
  • Hillside Hunt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
  • Hunters Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hunters Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
  • Ivy Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
  • Jonathans Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jonathans Delight is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathans Delight
  • Marble Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Oregon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Oregon is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Priceville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Priceville is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
    • Sparks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sunnybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Texas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Texas is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Western Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Western Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run

How Far From Hunt Valley 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 Hunt Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Hunt Valley to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunt Valley) 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 Hunt Valley 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 Hunt Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4998, Longitude: -76.6411       In this case, the coordinates for Hunt Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.615 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.22 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.311 degrees.