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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 Retreat Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Retreat Farms 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 Retreat Farms:
- 39.556216, -76.663027
- 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 Retreat Farms
- 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 Retreat Farms is near Harford County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Retreat Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Retreat Farms ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bacon Hall is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hall
- Brandy Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brandy Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Springs
- Butler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cloverfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
- Cross Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Flickerwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flickerwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerwood
- Friends View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Friends View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends View
- Gentsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gentsville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentsville
- Hope Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
- Hunters Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunters Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Manor Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manor Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Brook
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Piney Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Creek is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Piney Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill
- Priceville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Priceville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Sparks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Western Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Western Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run
How Far From Retreat Farms 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 Retreat Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Retreat Farms and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Retreat Farms to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Retreat Farms) 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 Retreat Farms 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 Retreat Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5562, Longitude: -76.6630 In this case, the coordinates for Retreat Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.624 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.239 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.298 degrees. |
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