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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 Middle River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middle River 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 Middle River:
    • 39.334274, -76.439406
    • 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 Middle River
  • 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 Middle River is near Baltimore City and also Harford 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 Harford 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 Middle River

Communities Also Named Middle River ...

We found nine communities that are also named Middle River.

Within Maryland, the name Middle River is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, six are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Middle River lies 2,463 miles [3,963.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Middle River that is located in Baltimore County.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Middle River [San Joaquin County].
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Middle River is located in Broward County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Middle River that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Middle River.
    • Iowa
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Middle River [Madison County].
    • Minnesota
      • Marshall County
      • This Middle River is located in Marshall County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Middle River that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Middle River.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Middle River lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Middle River that is located in Baltimore County.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Middle River is located in Brunswick County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Middle River that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Middle River.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Middle River lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Middle River that is located in Baltimore County.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Middle River [Augusta County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle River ...

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.

  • Berryhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
  • Bowleys Quarters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
  • Cedar Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
  • Dundee Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
  • Edgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Golden Ring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
  • Goldentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
  • Hartland Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
  • Hartland Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • High Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Kings Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Maple Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maple Crest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marys Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Marys Choice is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Choice
    • Middlesex
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Poplar
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Poplar is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Rockaway Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockaway Beach is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
    • Shady Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shady Oaks is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
    • Silver Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods
    • Sue Creek Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sue Creek Landing is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Creek Landing
    • Turkey Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Turkey Point is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Middle River 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Middle River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Middle River could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Middle River 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 Middle River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3343, Longitude: -76.4394       In this case, the coordinates for Middle River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.507 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.072 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.291 degrees.