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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 Patchwork Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patchwork Farms and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Patchwork Farms:
    • 39.570661, -76.592747
    • 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 Patchwork Farms
  • 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 Patchwork Farms 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 Patchwork Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Patchwork Farms ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Cloverfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
  • Cross Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Fern Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fern Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Valley
  • Fox Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fox Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
  • Fox Meadows Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
  • Fox Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Foxwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Foxwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Graystone is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Greenfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Henrys Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
    • Hillendale Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
    • Hope Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
    • Hunters Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
    • Manor
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Manor is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Manor Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Manor Brook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Brook
    • Manor Glade
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
    • Manor Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
    • Manor View Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Manor View Farms is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View Farms
    • Piney Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Piney Creek is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
    • Piney Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill
    • Priceville
      (4 miles [6.4 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)
    • Sunnybrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Sweet Air
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air

How Far From Patchwork Farms to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Patchwork Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Patchwork Farms 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 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- Patchwork Farms) 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 Patchwork Farms 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 Patchwork Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5707, Longitude: -76.5927       In this case, the coordinates for Patchwork Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.581 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.192 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.262 degrees.