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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 Martins Choice, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martins Choice 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 Martins Choice:
- 39.387051, -76.638303
- 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 Martins Choice
- 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 Martins Choice is near Baltimore City and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Martins Choice
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martins Choice ...
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.
- Bare Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
- Bonnie Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
- Boxwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Cold Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Donnybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Donnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Falls Gable
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
- Fellowship Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fellowship Forest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Forest
- Four Winds
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Four Winds is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Gallagher Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher Park is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Park
- Green Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Greengate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greengate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
- Homeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Jones Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Orchard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Pickwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pickwick is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Ridervale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
- Riderwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Riderwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
- Rodgers Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rodgers Forge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Forge
- Seminary Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
- Seminary Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
- Summit Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
- Summit Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Sunset Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Twinridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge
- Valley Stream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
How Far From Martins Choice 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 Martins Choice to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Martins Choice and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Martins Choice 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 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 over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martins Choice) 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 Martins Choice 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 Martins Choice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3871, Longitude: -76.6383 In this case, the coordinates for Martins Choice have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.621 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.21 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.354 degrees. |
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