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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 Pickwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pickwick 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 Pickwick:
    • 39.373717, -76.685527
    • 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 Pickwick
  • 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 Pickwick is near Baltimore City and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Pickwick

Communities Also Named Pickwick ...

We found eight communities that are also named Pickwick.

Within Maryland, the name Pickwick is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Wapello County
      • This Pickwick is located in Wapello County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pickwick that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wapello County community of Pickwick.
    • Kansas
      • Greeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pickwick [Greeley County].
    • Minnesota
      • Winona County
      • This Pickwick is located in Winona County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pickwick that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winona County community of Pickwick.
    • Mississippi
      • Marion County
      • This Pickwick is located in Marion County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pickwick that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pickwick.
    • Oklahoma
      • Bryan County
      • This Pickwick is located in Bryan County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pickwick that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Pickwick.
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pickwick [Hardin County].
    • Texas
      • Palo Pinto County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pickwick [Palo Pinto County].
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pickwick [Fairfax County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pickwick ...

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.

  • Bare Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
  • Bonnie Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
  • Cold Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Spring is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Colonial Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Euclid Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Euclid Heights is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
  • Falls Gable
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
  • Fields of Stevenson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fields of Stevenson is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Stevenson
  • Fishtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fishtown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
  • Greene Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
  • Greengate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greengate is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
  • Halcyon Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
  • Howard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Howard Park is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Howardsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
    • Jones Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
    • Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Martins Choice
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
    • Mount Hope
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mount Hope is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Pikesville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
    • Rogers ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rogers is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Summit Chase
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
    • Summit Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Twinridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge
    • Valley Stream
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
    • Willow Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pickwick and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Pickwick to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 over two days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pickwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pickwick could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pickwick 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 Pickwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3737, Longitude: -76.6855       In this case, the coordinates for Pickwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.65 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.24 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.38 degrees.