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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 Sollers Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sollers Point 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 Sollers Point:
- 39.233441, -76.513574
- 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 Sollers Point
- 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 Sollers Point is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Sollers Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sollers Point ...
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.
- Airport Beach ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Beach
- Clear Water Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Water Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water Beach
- Evergreen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Foremans Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foremans Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foremans Corner
- Graceland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graceland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
- Gray Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Haven is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Haven
- Greenland Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Beach
- Greenlawn Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Beach
- Greenlawn Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Shores
- Harborview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harborview is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
- Lake View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lodge Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lodge Forest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Forest
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lynch Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Orangeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orchard Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- School Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- School Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Gardens
- Sparrows Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Stab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stab is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
- Stony Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stony Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Surfside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
How Far From Sollers Point 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 Sollers Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sollers Point and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sollers Point 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sollers Point) 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 Sollers Point 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 Sollers Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2334, Longitude: -76.5136 In this case, the coordinates for Sollers Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.558 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.114 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.362 degrees. |
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