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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 Sunset View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset View 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 Sunset View:
    • 39.717326, -76.706917
    • 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 Sunset View
  • 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 Sunset View is near York County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Sunset View

Communities Also Named Sunset View ...

We found six communities that are also named Sunset View.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Sunset View.

Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Frederick County
      • This Sunset View is located in Frederick County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset View that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Sunset View.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • This Sunset View is located in Nevada County and lies 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset View that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Sunset View.
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Sunset View is located in Wayne County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north of the Sunset View that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Sunset View.
    • Ontario
      • This Sunset View lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunset View that is located in Baltimore County.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Sunset View is located in Blount County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset View that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Sunset View.
      • McMinn County
      • This Sunset View is located in McMinn County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km] to the west southwest of the Sunset View that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Sunset View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset View ...

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.

  • Beetree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beetree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
  • Fiscal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fiscal is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Freeland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Freeland Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
  • Gores Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
  • Green Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Harris Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
  • Pierceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierceville is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Railroad
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Valley Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
  • Walkers Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
  • Windtree Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley
  • Young Mans Fancy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy

How Far From Sunset View 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 Sunset View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset View and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunset View to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Sunset View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sunset View 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 Sunset View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7173, Longitude: -76.7069       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.638 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.28 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.252 degrees.