Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Long Green:
  • 39.473017, -76.523021
  • 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 Long Green

• 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 Long Green is near Harford County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City

• 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 Long Green

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Green ...

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.

• Cub Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cub Hills is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hills
• Deer Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
• Eagle View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eagle View is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
• Fox Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Glen Arm
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Glen Arm is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Arm
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Arm <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glen Arm
  • From Long Green to Glen Arm
• Glen Ellen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Ellen is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
• Hillendale Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
• Hunting Lodge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hunting Lodge is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lodge
• Jenkins
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Locust Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Long Green Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
• Manor Fields
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Manor Glade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
  • Manor Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
  • Manor Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
  • Manor Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
  • Manor Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
  • Manor Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
  • Manor View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Manor View is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
  • Manor Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
  • Meadowcliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
  • Notch Cliff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
  • Pine Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Summer Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
  • Sunnybrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
  • Sweet Air
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air

How Far From Long Green 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 Long Green to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Long Green to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 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 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 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'