Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Locust Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Locust Park

• 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 Locust Park:
  • 39.211218, -76.824973
  • 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 Locust Park

• 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Since Locust Park is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Locust Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust Park ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Arrowhead is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Bonnie Brae
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
• Dasher Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dasher Green is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
• Elkhorn
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Elkhorn is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Jonestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jonestown is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Long Reach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Long Reach is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
• Phelps Luck
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
• Pleasant View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Running Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Running Brook is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
  • Thunder Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
  • Timber Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Timber Run is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
  • Vantage Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Vantage Point is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
  • Wheatfield Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
  • Woodland Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village

How Far From Locust Park 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 Locust Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Locust Park and extending to:

• Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Locust Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'