Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Prettyboy Garth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prettyboy Garth and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Prettyboy Garth

• 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 Prettyboy Garth:
  • 39.604827, -76.714973
  • 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 Prettyboy Garth

• 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 Prettyboy Garth is near Carroll County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Prettyboy Garth

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prettyboy Garth ...

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.

• Bacon Hall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bacon Hall is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hall
• Brandy Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Brandy Springs is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Springs
• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Coachmans Field
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coachmans Field is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Field
• Flickerwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flickerwood is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerwood
• Hamlet Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
• Hope Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
• Hunter Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hunter Green is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Green
• Piney Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill
• Prettyboy
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Prettyboy is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy
• Spook Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
• Steeplechase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
• Stringtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stringtown is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Prettyboy Garth and extending to:

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prettyboy Garth to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'