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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 Randallstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Randallstown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Randallstown:
    • 39.367411, -76.795382
    • 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 Randallstown
  • 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 Randallstown is near Baltimore City and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Randallstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Randallstown ...

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.

  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Falcon Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
  • Fields of Harvest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fields of Harvest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Harvest
  • Foxridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Imperial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
  • Julian Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
  • Kings Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
  • Kingswood Common
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
  • Kraft Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kraft Corner is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Corner
  • Liberty Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
  • Lyonswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
  • Merrymount
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Randall Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Randall Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ridge
    • Rolling Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
    • Rolling Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Twelve Trees
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Twelve Trees is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Trees
    • Whispering Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Randallstown to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Randallstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Randallstown 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 Randallstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3674, Longitude: -76.7954       In this case, the coordinates for Randallstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.715 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.314 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.429 degrees.