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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 Pfeiffer Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pfeiffer Corners 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 Pfeiffer Corners:
    • 39.197329, -76.793861
    • 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 Pfeiffer Corners
  • 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Since Pfeiffer Corners is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Pfeiffer Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pfeiffer Corners ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Arrowhead is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Bonnie Brae
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Bridewell ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
  • Cedars
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedars is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
  • Champion Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
  • Dasher Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dasher Green is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
  • Elkhorn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Heritage Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Hopewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Jessup
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jonestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jonestown is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Locust Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Locust Park is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Long Reach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Long Reach is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
    • Magnolia ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Marble Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Marble Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
    • Mission Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mission Heights is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
    • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange Grove is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Phelps Luck
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
    • Pleasant View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pleasant View is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Quail Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rockburn Commons
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
    • Springwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
    • Stonebrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonebrook is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
    • Thunder Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
    • Timber Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Timber Run is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
    • Timberview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Timberview is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
    • Vantage Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vantage Point is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
    • Wheatfield Way
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
    • Woodland Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Woodvalley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodvalley is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley

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

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

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Pfeiffer Corners to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 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- Pfeiffer Corners) 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 Pfeiffer Corners 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 Pfeiffer Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1973, Longitude: -76.7939       In this case, the coordinates for Pfeiffer Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.726 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.30 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.495 degrees.