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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 Perring Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perring Village 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 Perring Village:
- 39.387607, -76.547188
- 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 Perring Village
- 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 Perring Village is near Baltimore City and also Harford 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 Harford 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 Perring Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perring Village ...
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.
- Apple Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coventry is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Cowpen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
- Cub Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cub Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hill
- Cub Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cub Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hills
- Donnybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Donnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fellowship Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fellowship Forest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Forest
- Hillendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillendale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Hillendale Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillendale Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Farms
- Hillendale Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillendale Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Park
- Hunting Lodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Lodge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lodge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Joppa Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Joppa Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Heights
- Kings Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kings Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Putty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
- Ramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ramblewood is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ridge Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridge Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
How Far From Perring Village 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 Perring Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Perring Village and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Perring Village to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perring Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Perring Village 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 Perring Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3876, Longitude: -76.5472 In this case, the coordinates for Perring Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.567 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.148 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.315 degrees. |
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