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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 The Pines at Deep Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Pines at Deep Run and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for The Pines at Deep Run
  • 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 The Pines at Deep Run:
    • 39.466773, -76.699140
    • 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 The Pines at Deep Run
  • 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 The Pines at Deep Run is near Baltimore City and also Carroll 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for The Pines at Deep Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Pines at Deep Run ...

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.

  • Autumn Wind
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Autumn Wind is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn Wind
  • Big Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Spring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Boxwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Cave Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cave Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Valley
  • Caves Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Caves Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Park
  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Cockeysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Dun Rovin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dun Rovin is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Rovin
  • Fallswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Gentsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Gentsville is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentsville
    • Greenspring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
    • Greenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Hickory Meadow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
    • Hillside Hunt
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
    • Hunt Cup Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hunt Cup Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cup Hill
    • Hunt Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
    • Hunt Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntspring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
    • Ivy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Jonathans Delight
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jonathans Delight is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathans Delight
    • Marble Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
    • Mays Chapel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Oregon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Oregon is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Rogers ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rogers is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Seminary Overlook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
    • Seminary Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
    • Texas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Texas is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Valley Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Valley Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Valley Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Velvet Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Velvet Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge
    • Velvet Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Velvet Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Valley
    • Waterspout
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Waterspout is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterspout
    • Western Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Western Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run

How Far From The Pines at Deep Run 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 The Pines at Deep Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in The Pines at Deep Run and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from The Pines at Deep Run 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 about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Pines at Deep Run) 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 The Pines at Deep Run 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 The Pines at Deep Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4668, Longitude: -76.6991       In this case, the coordinates for The Pines at Deep Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.651 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.256 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.349 degrees.