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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 Knollview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knollview 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 Knollview:
- 39.255107, -76.719138
- 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 Knollview
- 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 Knollview 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 Knollview
Communities Also Named Knollview ...
We found one communities that are also named Knollview.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Knollview.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Howard County
- This Knollview is located in Howard County and lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Knollview that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Knollview.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knollview ...
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.
- Asylum ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Asylum is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Elkridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elkridge Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
- Frederick Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Gray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gray is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Grays Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
- Harristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harristown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Hunting Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Lawyers Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Monumental
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monumental is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Paradise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paradise is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Relay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Relay is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
- Rockburn Commons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
- Thistle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thistle is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Timber Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
- Timberview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timberview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
- Violetville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
How Far From Knollview 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 Knollview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knollview and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Knollview to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knollview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Knollview 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 Knollview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2551, Longitude: -76.7191 In this case, the coordinates for Knollview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.678 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.254 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.441 degrees. |
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