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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 Stockton Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockton Woods 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 Stockton Woods:
- 39.530939, -76.602469
- 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 Stockton Woods
- 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 Stockton Woods is near Harford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Stockton Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockton Woods ...
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.
- Cloverfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Dun Rovin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dun Rovin is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Rovin
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Friends View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friends View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends View
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Henrys Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
- Hillendale Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
- Hunt Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Manor Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manor Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Brook
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Manor Glade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
- Manor Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
- Manor Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
- Manor View Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manor View Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View Farms
- Marble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Priceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Priceville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Sparks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sweet Air
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
How Far From Stockton Woods 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 Stockton Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stockton Woods and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Stockton Woods to Towson, with an average speed<3> 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south (S). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stockton Woods) 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 Stockton Woods 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 Stockton Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5309, Longitude: -76.6025 In this case, the coordinates for Stockton Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.589 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.196 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.282 degrees. |
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