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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 Offutt Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Offutt Ridge 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 Offutt Ridge:
- 39.362605, -76.830253
- 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 Offutt Ridge
- 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 Offutt Ridge is near Howard County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Offutt Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Offutt Ridge ...
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.
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Driver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Driver is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Falcon Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Fields of Harvest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fields of Harvest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Harvest
- Foxridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Granite
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Imperial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- Julian Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
- Kings Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kings Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kraft Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kraft Corner is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Corner
- Liberty Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lyonswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
- Merrymount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Randall Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Randall Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ridge
- Randallstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reservoir Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Ridge
- Rolling Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Twelve Trees
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twelve Trees is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Trees
- Whispering Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
How Far From Offutt Ridge 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 Offutt Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Offutt Ridge and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Offutt Ridge to Towson, with an average speed<3> 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 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 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Offutt Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Offutt Ridge 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 Offutt Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3626, Longitude: -76.8303 In this case, the coordinates for Offutt Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.736 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.446 degrees. |
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