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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 Lutherville - Timonium, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lutherville - Timonium and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Lutherville - Timonium
  • 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 Lutherville - Timonium:
    • 39.434867, -76.613123
    • 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 Lutherville - Timonium
  • 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 Lutherville - Timonium is near Baltimore City and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Lutherville - Timonium

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lutherville - Timonium ...

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.

  • Boxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Deer Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Four Winds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Four Winds is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
  • Glen Ellen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Glen Ellen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
  • Green Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Havenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
  • Hunt Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
  • Hunters Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Huntspring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
  • Lutherville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mays Chapel
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Meadowland
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
    • Orchard Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Pot Spring
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pot Spring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Spring
    • Providence
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Providence is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Ridervale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
    • Riderwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
    • Riderwood Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
    • Seminary Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
    • Seminary Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
    • Sunset Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Texas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Valley Crest is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crest

How Far From Lutherville - Timonium 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 Lutherville - Timonium to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Lutherville - Timonium 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 over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 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 about two full 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 5,857 miles [9,425.9 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lutherville - Timonium) 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 Lutherville - Timonium 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 Lutherville - Timonium. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4349, Longitude: -76.6131    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.603 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.196 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.325 degrees.