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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 Troyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Troyer 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 Troyer:
- 39.605105, -76.578024
- 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 Troyer
- 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 Troyer 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 Troyer
Curious and Interesting Names Near Troyer ...
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.
- Blackhorse
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blackhorse is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Cloverfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
- Coachmans Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coachmans Field is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Field
- Drybranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drybranch is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drybranch
- Fern Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fern Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Valley
- Fox Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
- Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Graystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graystone is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
- Hope Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
- Hunt Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunt Crest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crest
- Hunters Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Madonna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
- Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Manor Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Brook
- Manor View Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor View Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View Farms
- Piney Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Creek is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Piney Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill
- Quiet Inheritance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
- Rolling Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Walnut Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
How Far From Troyer 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 Troyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Troyer and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Troyer 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 43 miles [69.2 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over 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 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Troyer) 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 Troyer 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 Troyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6051, Longitude: -76.5780 In this case, the coordinates for Troyer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.57 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.185 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.242 degrees. |
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