Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trails:
  • 39.659826, -76.788586
  • 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 Trails

• 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 Trails is near Carroll County and also York 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 York 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 Trails

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prettyboy Trails ...

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.

• Brothers Delight
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
• Cedarbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Fiscal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fiscal is located in York County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
• Forest Knoll
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
• Gores Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
• Greenmount
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenmount is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
• Gunpowder Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gunpowder Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Ridge
• Happy Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Hunt Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
• Hunter Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hunter Green is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Green
• Maple Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Peaceful Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Roberts Field
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
  • Rockbrook Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
  • Roller
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Roller is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
  • Seven Havens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
  • Small Crossings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
  • Spook Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
  • Steeplechase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
  • Sugar Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
  • Sunset Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
  • Valley Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
  • Walkers Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
  • Young Mans Fancy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy

How Far From Prettyboy Trails 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 Trails 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 Trails and extending to:

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prettyboy Trails to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over 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 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'