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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 Savage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savage 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 Savage:
- 39.137861, -76.821716
- 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 Savage
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Savage is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Savage
Communities Also Named Savage ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Savage.
Within Maryland, the name Savage is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Morgan County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Savage [Morgan County].
- Kentucky
- Clinton County
- This Savage is located in Clinton County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Savage that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Savage.
- Minnesota
- Scott County
- This Savage is located in Scott County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Savage that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Savage.
- Mississippi
- Tate County
- This Savage is located in Tate County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Savage that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Savage.
- Montana
- Richland County
- This Savage is located in Richland County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Savage that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Savage.
- Nebraska
- Antelope County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Antelope County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Savage.
- North Carolina
- Gates County
- This Savage is located in Gates County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the south of the Savage that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of Savage.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Savage is located in Somerset County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Savage that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Savage.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Savage [Florence County].
- Texas
- Crosby County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Savage [Crosby County].
- Fannin County
- This community is historic and although located in Fannin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Savage.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Savage ...
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.
- Bridewell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
- Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedars is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Champion Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Chase Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chase Eden is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
- Dasher Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dasher Green is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
- Elkhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heritage Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Howard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Jessup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mission Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Mistletoe Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- River Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- Robinsons Promise
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Settlers Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Landing is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Springwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stonebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonebrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Woodvalley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodvalley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley
How Far From Savage to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Savage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Savage and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Savage to Ellicott City, with an average speed<5> 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Savage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Savage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Savage 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Savage 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 Savage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1379, Longitude: -76.8217 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.747 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.314 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.53 degrees. |
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