Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Putnam Hill:
  • 39.557884, -76.445519
  • 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 Putnam Hill

• 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
  • Since Putnam Hill is near Montgomery County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Putnam Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Putnam Hill ...

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.

• Cedarwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedarwood is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cloverdale is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Coopstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Coopstown is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
• Eagle View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle View is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
• Forest Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Lake is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Foxwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Foxwood is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
• Franklins Chance
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
• Furnace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Furnace is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Greenfields
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfields is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
• Gunpowder Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
• Harvest Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
• High Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • High Point is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
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  • Highfield Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Highfield Park is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Park
  • Hunting Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Marywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Marywood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
  • Orchard Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
  • Parliament Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
  • Pleasantville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pleasantville is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Quiet Inheritance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
  • Ridgeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeview is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
  • Rock Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rock Spring is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
  • Stirrup Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stirrup Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Run
  • Upper Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
  • White House Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • White House Park is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
  • Willows
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Willows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Winters Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Winters Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run

How Far From Putnam Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Putnam Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Putnam Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'