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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 Hunting Lodge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunting Lodge 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 Hunting Lodge:
    • 39.419274, -76.524965
    • 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 Hunting Lodge
  • 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 Hunting Lodge 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 Hunting Lodge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunting Lodge ...

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.

  • Apple Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
  • Coventry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Coventry is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Cowpen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
  • Cub Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cub Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hill
  • Cub Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cub Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hills
  • Deer Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
  • Evergreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Glen Arm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Ellen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glen Ellen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
  • Harmony Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harmony Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
  • Hillendale Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillendale Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Farms
  • Joppa Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Joppa Heights is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Heights
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kings Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
    • Manor Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
    • Manor View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Manor View is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
    • Manor Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
    • Meadowcliff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
    • Necker
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Necker is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
    • Notch Cliff
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
    • Pine Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Providence
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Providence is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Ridge Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ridge Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
    • Silver Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
    • Silver Spring Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
    • Summer Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill

How Far From Hunting Lodge 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 Hunting Lodge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hunting Lodge 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Hunting Lodge to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 45 miles [72.4 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 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 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 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- Hunting Lodge) 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 Hunting Lodge 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 Hunting Lodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4193, Longitude: -76.5250       In this case, the coordinates for Hunting Lodge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.552 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.136 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.293 degrees.