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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 Rutherford Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rutherford Green 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 Rutherford Green:
- 39.337884, -76.748029
- 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 Rutherford Green
- 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 Rutherford Green 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 Rutherford Green
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rutherford Green ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Dickeyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Fair Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
- Featherbed
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Featherbed is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherbed
- Heraldry Square
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
- Howard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Howard Park is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Howardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Julian Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
- Kingswood Common
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
- Liberty Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Merrymount
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pikesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
- Rolling Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Willow Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Rutherford Green 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 Rutherford Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rutherford Green 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Rutherford Green to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 34 miles [54.7 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 most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Rutherford Green) 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 Rutherford Green 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 Rutherford Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3379, Longitude: -76.7480 In this case, the coordinates for Rutherford Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.689 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.28 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.42 degrees. |
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