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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 Tall Timbers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tall Timbers 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 Tall Timbers:
    • 39.048721, -76.608298
    • 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 Tall Timbers
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Tall Timbers is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • 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 Tall Timbers

Communities Also Named Tall Timbers ...

We found five communities that are also named Tall Timbers.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Tall Timbers.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Saint Mary's County
      • This Tall Timbers is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south of the Tall Timbers that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Tall Timbers.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Tall Timbers [Grant County].
      • LaGrange County
      • This Tall Timbers is located in LaGrange County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tall Timbers that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Tall Timbers.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Tall Timbers is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tall Timbers that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Tall Timbers.
      • Orleans Parish
      • This Tall Timbers is located in Orleans Parish and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the southwest of the Tall Timbers that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Tall Timbers.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tall Timbers ...

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.

  • Brandy Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brandy Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Farms
  • Captains Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Captains Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
  • Chartwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chartwood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Cool Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool Pond is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Pond
  • Cranberry Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cranberry Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Woods
  • Crownsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Evans Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
  • Fair Winds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Winds is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Winds
  • Foxhollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Foxhollow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
  • Frost
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frost is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Harbor Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Harbor Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Herald Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Herald Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Harbor
    • Hillendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hillendale is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
    • Holly Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Holly Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
    • Honeysuckle Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Honeysuckle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Ridge
    • Jennings
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jennings is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Maid Marion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Maid Marion is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maid Marion
    • Mallet Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mallet Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Hill
    • Pack Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Ravenshead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ravenshead is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
    • Rivendell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rivendell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
    • Round Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Round Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay
    • Spring Fields
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Spring Fields is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fields
    • Stewarts Purchase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stewarts Purchase is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Purchase
    • Sunrise Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Valentine Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Valentine Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Creek

How Far From Tall Timbers 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 Tall Timbers to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the southeast (SE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Tall Timbers to White House, with an average speed<4> 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Tall Timbers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Tall Timbers could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Tall Timbers 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 Tall Timbers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0487, Longitude: -76.6083       In this case, the coordinates for Tall Timbers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.627 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.164 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.475 degrees.