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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 Sudbrook Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sudbrook Park 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 Sudbrook Park:
    • 39.367328, -76.728028
    • 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 Sudbrook Park
  • 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 Sudbrook Park is near Baltimore City and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Sudbrook Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sudbrook Park ...

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.

  • Colonial Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Euclid Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Euclid Heights is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
  • Fields of Stevenson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fields of Stevenson is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Stevenson
  • Fishtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fishtown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
  • Greene Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
  • Greengate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greengate is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
  • Grey Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Grey Rock is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
  • Halcyon Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
  • Howardsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Imperial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
  • Julian Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
  • Leisure Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Leisure Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Hill
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Merrymount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
    • Mount Hope
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mount Hope is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Pickwick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pickwick is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
    • Pikesville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rolling Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
    • Rolling Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Summit Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
    • Summit Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Valley Stream
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
    • Whispering Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
    • Willow Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

How Far From Sudbrook Park 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 Sudbrook Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sudbrook Park and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Sudbrook Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sudbrook Park) 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 Sudbrook Park 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 Sudbrook Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3673, Longitude: -76.7280       In this case, the coordinates for Sudbrook Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.676 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.268 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.40 degrees.