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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 Perry View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perry View 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 Perry View:
- 39.413163, -76.472185
- 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 View
- 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 View 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 View
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perry View ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
- Berryhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Chapel Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapel Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Valley
- Cub Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cub Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hill
- Cub Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cub Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hills
- Deer Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Glen Arm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hunting Lodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunting Lodge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lodge
- Joppa Vale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
- Joppa View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kings Country
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
- Kings Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
- Manor Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Merrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Necker
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Necker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
- Notch Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Putty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
- Ridge Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
- Silver Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
- Silver Spring Station
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
- Silver Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
How Far From Perry View 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 View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Perry View 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Perry View to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 46 miles [74 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 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 '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- Perry View) 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 Perry View 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 Perry View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4132, Longitude: -76.4722 In this case, the coordinates for Perry View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.521 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.273 degrees. |
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