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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 Knoebel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knoebel 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 Knoebel:
- 39.489829, -76.522744
- 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 Knoebel
- 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 Knoebel is near Harford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Knoebel
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knoebel ...
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.
- Deer Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
- Eagle View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Glen Arm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Henrys Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
- Hillendale Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
- Hunting Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Jenkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jenkins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Locust Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Long Green
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Long Green Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Manor Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
- Manor Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
- Manor Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
- Manor Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
- Manor Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
- Manor View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Manor View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
- Manor Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Meadowcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
- Notch Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
- Orchard Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Sunnybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sweet Air
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
How Far From Knoebel 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 Knoebel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Knoebel and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Knoebel 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 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 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knoebel) 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 Knoebel 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 Knoebel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4898, Longitude: -76.5227 In this case, the coordinates for Knoebel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.545 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.139 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.264 degrees. |
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