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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 Lambourne Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lambourne Downs 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 Lambourne Downs:
- 39.518994, -76.684417
- 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 Lambourne Downs
- 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 Lambourne Downs is near Harford County and also Carroll 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 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 Lambourne Downs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lambourne Downs ...
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.
- Bacon Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bacon Hall is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hall
- Big Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butler is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Cockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Friends View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Friends View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends View
- Gentsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gentsville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentsville
- Hunt Cup Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt Cup Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cup Hill
- Hunt Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Jonathans Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonathans Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathans Delight
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Marble Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Oregon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oregon is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Piney Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill
- Priceville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Sparks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Western Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Western Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run
How Far From Lambourne Downs 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 Lambourne Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lambourne Downs and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lambourne Downs to Towson, with an average speed<3> 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 38 miles [61.2 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lambourne Downs) 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 Lambourne Downs 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 Lambourne Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5190, Longitude: -76.6844 In this case, the coordinates for Lambourne Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.639 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.25 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.322 degrees. |
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