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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 Lutz Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lutz Hill 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 Lutz Hill:
- 39.332607, -76.521908
- 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 Lutz Hill
- 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 Lutz Hill is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Lutz Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lutz Hill ...
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.
- Apple Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Garden Village Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
- Gardenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Golden Ring
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
- Goldentree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
- Goodnow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goodnow Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow Hill
- Graceland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graceland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
- Hall Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hall Spring is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Spring
- Harborview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harborview is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hillbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Holland Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Kings Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kings Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Lauraville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Middlesex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Orangeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Poplar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Putty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
- Ridge Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridge Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stab is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
How Far From Lutz Hill 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 Lutz Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lutz Hill and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Lutz Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 40 miles [64.4 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 about two full days and walking would take over two 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lutz Hill) 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 Lutz Hill 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 Lutz Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3326, Longitude: -76.5219 In this case, the coordinates for Lutz Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.556 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.127 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.327 degrees. |
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