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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 Roslyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roslyn 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 Roslyn:
    • 39.374273, -76.738584
    • 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 Roslyn
  • 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 Roslyn 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 Roslyn

Communities Also Named Roslyn ...

We found eight communities that are also named Roslyn.

Within Maryland, the name Roslyn is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cumberland County
      • This Roslyn is located in Cumberland County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west of the Roslyn that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Roslyn.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Roslyn is located in Nassau County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roslyn that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Roslyn.
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Roslyn [Queens County].
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Roslyn [Montgomery County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Roslyn [Chester County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This Roslyn is located in Montgomery County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roslyn that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Roslyn.
    • South Dakota
      • Day County
      • This Roslyn is located in Day County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Roslyn that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Day County community of Roslyn.
    • Washington
      • Kittitas County
      • This Roslyn is located in Kittitas County and lies 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Roslyn that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Roslyn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roslyn ...

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.

  • Colonial Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Euclid Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Euclid Heights is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
  • Falcon Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
  • Fields of Stevenson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fields of Stevenson is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Stevenson
  • Fishtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fishtown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
  • Foxridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Greene Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
  • Grey Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Grey Rock is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
  • Halcyon Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
  • Howardsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Imperial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
  • Julian Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Leisure Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Leisure Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Hill
    • Liberty Manor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
    • Merrymount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
    • Mount Hope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Hope is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Pickwick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pickwick is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
    • Pikesville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rolling Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
    • Rolling Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Valley Stream
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
    • Whispering Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
    • Willow Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roslyn and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Roslyn to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roslyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Roslyn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Roslyn 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 Roslyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3743, Longitude: -76.7386       In this case, the coordinates for Roslyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.681 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.276 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.402 degrees.