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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 Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
  • 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 Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands:
    • 39.237835, -76.653199
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands ...

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in Baltimore City
  • Elkridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
    • Elkridge is located in Howard County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkridge <2>
  • Elkridge Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkridge Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
    • Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
  • English Consul
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Consul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Consul
    • English Consul is located in Baltimore City
  • Ferndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
    • Ferndale is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <2>
  • Grove Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Ridge
    • Grove Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Harris Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
    • Harris Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Heritage Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hill
    • Heritage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Homeland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
    • Homeland Park is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Lawyers Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lynnbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
    • Lynnbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Minersville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
      • Minersville is located in Baltimore City
    • Monumental
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monumental have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental
      • Monumental is located in Baltimore County
    • Pleasantville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Relay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
      • Relay is located in Baltimore County
    • Spring Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gardens
      • Spring Gardens is located in Baltimore City
    • Twin Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Violetville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Woodlawn Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
      • Woodlawn Heights is located in Anne Arundel County

How Far From Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands 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 Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands to Towson, with an average speed<4> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2378, Longitude: -76.6532    
<4>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.
<5>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 Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.64 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.208 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.42 degrees.