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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 Knollcrest Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knollcrest Farms 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 Knollcrest Farms:
- 39.407051, -76.683027
- 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 Knollcrest Farms
- 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 Knollcrest Farms 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 Knollcrest Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knollcrest Farms ...
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.
- Bare Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
- Bonnie Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
- Boxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
- Deer Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Falls Gable
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
- Fallswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
- Fields of Stevenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fields of Stevenson is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Stevenson
- Four Winds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Winds is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Greene Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
- Greengate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greengate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Greenspring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Halcyon Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
- Huntspring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
- Jones Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Leisure Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leisure Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Hill
- Martins Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
- Mays Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Meadowland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Pickwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pickwick is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Ridervale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
- Riderwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Seminary Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
- Seminary Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
- Summit Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
- Summit Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Sunset Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Twinridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge
- Valley Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Valley Stream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
How Far From Knollcrest Farms 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 Knollcrest Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Knollcrest Farms and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Knollcrest Farms to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 39 miles [62.8 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knollcrest Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Knollcrest Farms 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 Knollcrest Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4071, Longitude: -76.6830 In this case, the coordinates for Knollcrest Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.646 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.241 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.365 degrees. |
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