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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 Market Square North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Market Square North 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 Market Square North:
- 39.303717, -76.862475
- 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 Market Square North
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Market Square North is near Baltimore County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Market Square North
Curious and Interesting Names Near Market Square North ...
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.
- Alpha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Chapelview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapelview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
- Chestnut Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Driver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Driver is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Fields of Harvest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fields of Harvest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Harvest
- Fox Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Granite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Gray Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Rock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
- Gray Rock Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
- Green Henge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Henge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Henge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Howard Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
- Ivy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Kraft Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kraft Corner is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Corner
- Locust Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pine Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Sandy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sky View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sky View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
- Thornbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thornbrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
- Toll House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toll House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
How Far From Market Square North 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 Market Square North to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Market Square North and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Market Square North to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Market Square North) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Market Square North 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 Market Square North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3037, Longitude: -76.8625 In this case, the coordinates for Market Square North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.76 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.354 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.482 degrees. |
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