Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Orchard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Orchard
- 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 Pine Orchard:
- 39.277606, -76.861086
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pine Orchard
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Pine Orchard is near Baltimore County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pine Orchard ...
We found six communities that share the name Pine Orchard.
Within Maryland, the name Pine Orchard is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- This Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Orchard that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Pine Orchard.
- Saint Clair County
- This Pine Orchard is located in Saint Clair County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the southwest of the Pine Orchard that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Pine Orchard.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Orchard that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Pine Orchard.
- Florida
- Escambia 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 Florida community of Pine Orchard [Escambia County].
- Ontario
- This Pine Orchard lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Orchard that is located in Howard County.
- Tennessee
- Morgan County
- This Pine Orchard is located in Morgan County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Orchard that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Pine Orchard.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Orchard ...
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.
- Chapelview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapelview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
- Chapelview is located in Howard County
- Chestnut Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
- Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Farside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Fox Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Gray Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Gray Rock Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Rock Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
- Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
- Green Henge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Henge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Henge
- Green Henge is located in Howard County
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Howard Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
- Howard Heights is located in Howard County
- Ivy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Locust Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
- Longfellow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Longfellow is located in Howard County
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Rolling Ridge is located in Howard County
- Running Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Running Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Running Brook is located in Howard County
- Sandy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Sky View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Thornbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
- Thornbrook is located in Howard County
- Thunder Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunder Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Toll House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toll House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
- Toll House is located in Howard County
- Vantage Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vantage Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
- Vantage Point is located in Howard County
- Wheatfield Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatfield Way have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
- Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
- Locust Ridge
How Far From Pine Orchard to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pine Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Orchard and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Orchard 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Orchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Pine Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2776, Longitude: -76.8611 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Orchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Pine Orchard 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Pine Orchard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.761 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.351 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.492 degrees. |