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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 Huntcrest Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntcrest Estates 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 Huntcrest Estates:
- 39.408440, -76.573300
- 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 Huntcrest Estates
- 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 Huntcrest Estates is near Baltimore City and also Harford 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 Harford 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 Huntcrest Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntcrest Estates ...
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 Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coventry is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Cowpen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
- Donnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Donnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Fellowship Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fellowship Forest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Forest
- Glen Ellen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Ellen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Green Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Havenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
- Hillendale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillendale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Hillendale Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillendale Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Farms
- Hillendale Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillendale Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Park
- Hunters Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hunting Lodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunting Lodge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lodge
- Joppa Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Joppa Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Heights
- Kings Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pot Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pot Spring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Spring
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Riderwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
- Summer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Valley Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Crest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crest
How Far From Huntcrest Estates 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 Huntcrest Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Huntcrest Estates and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Huntcrest Estates 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 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 4,439 miles [7,143.9 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- Huntcrest Estates) 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 Huntcrest Estates 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 Huntcrest Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4084, Longitude: -76.5733 In this case, the coordinates for Huntcrest Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.581 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.167 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.318 degrees. |
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