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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 Mardella Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mardella Run and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mardella Run:
    • 39.359272, -76.820253
    • 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 Mardella Run
  • 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 Mardella Run is near Howard County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Mardella Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mardella Run ...

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.

  • Daniels ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
    • Former names for Daniels:
    • Alberton
    • Elsyville
  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Deer Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Falcon Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
  • Fields of Harvest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fields of Harvest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Harvest
  • Foxridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Granite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Heraldry Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
  • Imperial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
  • Julian Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
  • Kings Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Kings Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
  • Kingswood Common
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
  • Kraft Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kraft Corner is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Corner
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Liberty Manor
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
    • Lyonswood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
    • Merrymount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
    • Randall Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Randall Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ridge
    • Randallstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Reservoir Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Reservoir Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Ridge
    • Rolling Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
    • Rolling Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Twelve Trees
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Twelve Trees is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Trees
    • Whispering Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows

How Far From Mardella Run to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mardella Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mardella Run to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mardella Run) 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 Mardella Run 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 Mardella Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3593, Longitude: -76.8203       In this case, the coordinates for Mardella Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.731 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.33 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.443 degrees.