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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 Monkton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monkton 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 Monkton:
- 39.578931, -76.615568
- 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 Monkton
- 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 Monkton 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 Monkton
Communities Also Named Monkton ...
We found two communities that are also named Monkton.
Within Maryland, the name Monkton is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Monkton lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Monkton that is located in Baltimore County.
- Vermont
- Addison 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 Vermont community of Monkton [Addison County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monkton ...
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.
- Bacon Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bacon Hall is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hall
- Blackhorse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackhorse is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Brandy Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brandy Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Springs
- Cloverfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
- Coachmans Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coachmans Field is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Field
- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Fern Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fern Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Valley
- Flickerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flickerwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerwood
- Friends View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friends View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends View
- Graystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graystone is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
- Henrys Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
- Hope Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hunters Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
- Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Manor Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Manor Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Brook
- Manor View Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manor View Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View Farms
- Piney Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Piney Creek is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Piney Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill
- Priceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Sparks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Monkton 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 Monkton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monkton and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Monkton to Towson, with an average speed<4> 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 41 miles [66 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 about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Monkton) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Monkton 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Monkton 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 Monkton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5789, Longitude: -76.6156 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.594 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.208 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.268 degrees. |
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