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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 Point-of-Homewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point-of-Homewood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Point-of-Homewood:
- 39.238439, -76.901642
- 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 Point-of-Homewood
- 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 Point-of-Homewood is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Point-of-Homewood
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point-of-Homewood ...
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.
- Cabin Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cabin Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Hill
- Cedar Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Chapel Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chapel Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Farside is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
- Fox Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Fox Pause
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Pause is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
- Gray Rock Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
- Green Henge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Henge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Henge
- Harpers Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Heritage Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Hobbits Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Locust Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Longfellow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longfellow is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Pine Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Running Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Running Brook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Thunder Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Twelve Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twelve Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Hills
- Vantage Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vantage Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
How Far From Point-of-Homewood 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 Point-of-Homewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Point-of-Homewood and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Point-of-Homewood to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 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 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 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- Point-of-Homewood) 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 Point-of-Homewood 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 Point-of-Homewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2384, Longitude: -76.9016 In this case, the coordinates for Point-of-Homewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.787 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.375 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.525 degrees. |
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