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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 Stevens Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stevens Forest 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 Stevens Forest:
- 39.198718, -76.844140
- 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 Stevens Forest
- 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 Stevens Forest is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore 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 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 Stevens Forest
Communities Also Named Stevens Forest ...
We found one communities that are also named Stevens Forest.
Within Maryland, the name Stevens Forest is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Stevens Forest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Stevens Forest is located in Fayette County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stevens Forest that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Stevens Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stevens Forest ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bonnie Brae
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Cedar Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Cedars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedars is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Chase Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Eden is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
- Dasher Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dasher Green is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
- Elkhorn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Fox Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Harpers Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Heritage Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hobbits Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jonestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Locust Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Locust Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
- Long Reach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Long Reach is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Longfellow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longfellow is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Mission Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Phelps Luck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Running Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Running Brook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Stonebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stonebrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Thunder Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Timber Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Vantage Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vantage Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
- Wheatfield Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
- Woodland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Woodvalley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodvalley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley
How Far From Stevens Forest 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 Stevens Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stevens Forest and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Stevens Forest to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of 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 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Stevens Forest) 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 Stevens Forest 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 Stevens Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1987, Longitude: -76.8441 In this case, the coordinates for Stevens Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.756 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.334 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.516 degrees. |
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