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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 Selby Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Selby Grove 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 Selby Grove:
    • 39.114276, -76.570242
    • 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 Selby Grove
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Selby Grove is near Baltimore City and also Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Selby Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Selby Grove ...

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.

  • Beauty Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beauty Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Beach
  • Captains Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Captains Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
  • Chartwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chartwood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
  • Clearview Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
  • Cool Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cool Pond is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Pond
  • Fair Winds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Winds is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Winds
  • Fairoaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairoaks is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Fox Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Chase is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • Foxhollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Foxhollow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
  • Freetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Freetown is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Freetown Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Frost is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Glen Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Glen Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hollow
    • Green Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
    • High Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • High Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Holly Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Holly Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
    • Indian Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Jacobsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jacobsville is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
    • Jennings
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jennings is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Long Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Long Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
    • Maceys Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Maceys Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Corner
    • Marley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Marley is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
    • Marley Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Marley Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Run
    • Oak Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Oak Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Oak Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
    • Pack Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
    • Pine Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rivendell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rivendell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
    • Rock Creek Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Creek Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Landing
    • Royal Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Royal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Beach
    • Sandy Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
    • Silver Sands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Silver Sands is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands
    • Stewarts Purchase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stewarts Purchase is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Purchase
    • Stonehaven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stonehaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
    • Sun Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sun Valley is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sunset Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Timber Glade
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Timber Glade is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Glade
    • Willowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Willowbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Windy Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Windy Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Knolls

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

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Selby Grove to Annapolis, 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 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- Selby Grove) 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 Selby Grove 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 Selby Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1143, Longitude: -76.5702       In this case, the coordinates for Selby Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.60 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.143 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.433 degrees.