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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 Olde Mill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olde Mill Estates 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 Olde Mill Estates:
- 39.382606, -76.774141
- 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 Olde Mill Estates
- 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 Olde Mill Estates 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 Olde Mill Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olde Mill Estates ...
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.
- Falcon Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Fishtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fishtown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
- Foxridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Green Spring Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
- Greene Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
- Grey Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grey Rock is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
- Imperial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- Julian Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
- Leisure Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Hill
- Liberty Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Lyonswood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
- Merrymount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pikesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Randall Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Randall Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ridge
- Randallstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rolling Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Tollgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tollgate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Twelve Trees
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twelve Trees is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Trees
- Whispering Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
- Willow Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Olde Mill Estates 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 Olde Mill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Olde Mill Estates and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Olde Mill Estates 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 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 from Point A (ie- Olde Mill Estates) 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 Olde Mill Estates 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 Olde Mill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3826, Longitude: -76.7741 In this case, the coordinates for Olde Mill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.702 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.301 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.414 degrees. |
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