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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 Thompson Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompson Estates 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 Thompson Estates:
    • 39.599827, -76.747752
    • 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 Thompson Estates
  • 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 Thompson Estates is near Carroll County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Thompson Estates

Communities Also Named Thompson Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Thompson Estates.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Thompson Estates.

Beyond Maryland.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Frederick County
      • This Thompson Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Thompson Estates that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Thompson Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson Estates ...

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.

  • Bacon Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bacon Hall is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hall
  • Brandy Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brandy Springs is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Springs
  • Butler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Butler is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Cedar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedarbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Clear View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Clear View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
  • Flickerwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Flickerwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerwood
  • Hamlet Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
  • Hope Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
  • Hunter Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hunter Green is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Green
  • Pleasant Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Prettyboy
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Prettyboy is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Prettyboy Garth
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Prettyboy Garth is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Garth
    • Prettyboy Trails
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
    • Roberts Field
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
    • Spook Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
    • Steeplechase
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Stringtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stringtown is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Sunset Way
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way

How Far From Thompson Estates 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 Thompson Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thompson Estates to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 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 most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Thompson Estates) 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 Thompson Estates 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 Thompson Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5998, Longitude: -76.7478       In this case, the coordinates for Thompson Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.671 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.299 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.317 degrees.