Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mount Augustine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Augustine and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Augustine

• 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 Mount Augustine:
  • 39.208441, -76.714970
  • 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 Mount Augustine

• 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 Mount Augustine is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Mount Augustine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Augustine ...

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.

• Elkridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Elkridge is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkridge <1>
• Elkridge Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
• Homeland Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Homeland Park is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
• Lawyers Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
• Marble Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Marble Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
• Orange Grove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Quail Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Relay
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Relay is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
• Rockburn Commons
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
• Stony Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Run is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
• Timberview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Timberview is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Augustine and extending to:

• Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Augustine to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'