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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 Perryvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perryvale 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 Perryvale:
    • 39.395385, -76.463574
    • 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 Perryvale
  • 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 Perryvale 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 Perryvale

Communities Also Named Perryvale ...

We found one communities that are also named Perryvale.

Within Maryland, the name Perryvale is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Perryvale in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Perryvale lies 1,994 miles [3,209 km]<1> to the northwest of the Perryvale that is located in Baltimore County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perryvale ...

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 southwest)
    • 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 west)
    • 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 west)
    • Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
  • Joppa View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
  • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • 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
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • 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 west)
      • 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 southeast)
      • Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods

How Far From Perryvale 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 Perryvale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perryvale 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 Perryvale 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 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<3> 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).<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>'

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- Perryvale) 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 Perryvale 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 Perryvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3954, Longitude: -76.4636       In this case, the coordinates for Perryvale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.517 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.093 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.277 degrees.