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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 Lyonswood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyonswood 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 Lyonswood:
- 39.390939, -76.801086
- 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 Lyonswood
- 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 Lyonswood is near Carroll County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Lyonswood
Communities Also Named Lyonswood ...
We found one communities that are also named Lyonswood.
Within Maryland, the name Lyonswood is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Lyonswood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Lyonswood is located in Anderson County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lyonswood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Lyonswood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyonswood ...
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.
- Belltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Delight Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delight Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight Meadows
- Falcon Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Foxridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Green Spring Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
- Imperial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- Julian Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
- Kings Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kings Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Liberty Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Randall Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Randall Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ridge
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Randallstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tollgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tollgate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Twelve Trees
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twelve Trees is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Trees
- Whispering Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
How Far From Lyonswood 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 Lyonswood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lyonswood and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lyonswood to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lyonswood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lyonswood 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 Lyonswood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3909, Longitude: -76.8011 In this case, the coordinates for Lyonswood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.717 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.319 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.422 degrees. |
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