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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 Kraft Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kraft Corner 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 Kraft Corner:
    • 39.333161, -76.821919
    • 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 Kraft Corner
  • 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 Kraft Corner is near Howard County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Kraft Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kraft Corner ...

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.

  • Chestnut Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Daniels ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
    • Former names for Daniels:
    • Alberton
    • Elsyville
  • Driver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Driver is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
  • Fair Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
  • Falcon Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
  • Fields of Harvest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fields of Harvest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Harvest
  • Foxridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Granite
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Granite is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Heraldry Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
  • Howard Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Howard Heights is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
  • Imperial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ivy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Kings Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Kings Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
    • Kingswood Common
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
    • Liberty Manor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
    • Maplewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplewood is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Merrymount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
    • Randall Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Randall Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ridge
    • Randallstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rockland is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rolling Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
    • Rolling Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
    • Rolling Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Sky View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sky View is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
    • Thornbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Thornbrook is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
    • Twelve Trees
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Twelve Trees is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Trees

How Far From Kraft Corner 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 Kraft Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kraft Corner and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kraft Corner 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kraft Corner) 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 Kraft Corner 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 Kraft Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3332, Longitude: -76.8219       In this case, the coordinates for Kraft Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.734 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.329 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.454 degrees.