Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 DeSales:
  • 39.282884, -76.725249
  • 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 DeSales

• 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 Mount DeSales 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 Mount DeSales

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount DeSales ...

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.

• Asylum ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Asylum is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
• Chestnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Dickeyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickeyville is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
• Fair Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
• Featherbed
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Featherbed is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherbed
• Forest Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Frederick Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
• Gray
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Grays Level
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
• Harristown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harristown is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
• Heraldry Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
• Howard Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard Park is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Hunting Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Kingswood Common
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
  • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Paradise
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Paradise is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Relay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Relay is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
  • Rolling Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
  • Thistle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thistle is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
  • Timber Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
  • Violetville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Violetville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
  • Woodlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mount DeSales and extending to:

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount DeSales to Towson, with an average speed<2> 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 southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'