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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 Merrywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merrywood 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 Merrywood:
    • 39.458996, -76.430240
    • 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 Merrywood
  • 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 Merrywood is near Harford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Merrywood

Communities Also Named Merrywood ...

We found five communities that are also named Merrywood.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Merrywood.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Merrywood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Merrywood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Merrywood is located in Jefferson County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Merrywood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Merrywood.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Merrywood is located in Bulloch County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Merrywood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Merrywood.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Merrywood is located in Muscogee County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the southwest of the Merrywood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Merrywood.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Merrywood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Merrywood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Merrywood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Merrywood ...

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.

  • Chapel Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Valley
  • Dunwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
  • Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Glen Arm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Springs Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
  • Gunpowder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
  • Gunpowder Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
  • Indian Princess
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Princess is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
  • Jenkins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jenkins is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jerusalem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Jerusalem Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
  • Kings Country
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kingsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kingswood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingswood is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Long Green Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
    • Lynchs Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
    • Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mountain is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Pleasant Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Stoneybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Valleybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Valleybrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook

How Far From Merrywood 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 Merrywood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Merrywood and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Merrywood 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south (S). 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Merrywood) 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 Merrywood 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 Merrywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4590, Longitude: -76.4302       In this case, the coordinates for Merrywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.493 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.075 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.237 degrees.