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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 Imperial Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Imperial Gardens 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 Imperial Gardens:
- 39.375939, -76.777474
- 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 Imperial Gardens
- 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 Imperial Gardens is near Baltimore City and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Imperial Gardens
Communities Also Named Imperial Gardens ...
We found two communities that are also named Imperial Gardens.
Within Maryland, the name Imperial Gardens is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Imperial Gardens [Allen County].
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Imperial Gardens is located in Galveston County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Imperial Gardens that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Imperial Gardens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Imperial Gardens ...
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.
- Falcon Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Fishtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fishtown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
- Foxridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Green Spring Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
- Greene Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
- Grey Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grey Rock is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
- Julian Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
- Kings Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Liberty Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Lyonswood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
- Merrymount
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Pikesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Randall Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Randall Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ridge
- Randallstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rolling Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Twelve Trees
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twelve Trees is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Trees
- Whispering Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
- Willow Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Imperial Gardens to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Imperial Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Imperial Gardens and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Imperial Gardens to Towson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Imperial Gardens could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Imperial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Imperial Gardens 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 Imperial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3759, Longitude: -76.7775 In this case, the coordinates for Imperial Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.704 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.302 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.418 degrees. |
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