Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Perry Hall Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perry Hall Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Perry Hall Park

• 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 Perry Hall Park:
  • 39.390107, -76.469407
  • 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 Perry Hall Park

• 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 Perry Hall Park 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 Perry Hall Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perry Hall Park ...

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 west)
  • Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
• Berryhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
• Chapel Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chapel Valley is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Valley
• Cub Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cub Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hill
• Evergreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Harmony Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony Hills is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
• Joppa Vale
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
• Joppa View
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
• Kings Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Necker
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Necker is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
  • Poplar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Poplar is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Putty Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
  • Silver Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
  • Silver Spring Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
  • Silver Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods

How Far From Perry Hall Park 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 Perry Hall Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West.
• 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 Perry Hall Park 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 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two 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 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'