Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tufton Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tufton Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tufton Farms

• 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 Tufton Farms:
  • 39.484828, -76.733030
  • 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 Tufton Farms

• 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 Tufton Farms is near Carroll County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City

• 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 Tufton Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tufton Farms ...

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.

• Autumn Wind
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Autumn Wind is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn Wind
• Big Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Big Spring is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Butler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Butler is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Cave Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cave Valley is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Valley
• Caves Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Caves Park is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Park
• Chestnut Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Dover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Fallswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
• Gentsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gentsville is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentsville
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hickory Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
• Hillside Hunt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Hunt Cup Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunt Cup Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cup Hill
  • Hunters Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Ivy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
  • Jonathans Delight
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jonathans Delight is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathans Delight
  • Oregon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oregon is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Timber Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Timber Chase is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Chase
  • Valley Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
  • Valley Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
  • Velvet Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Velvet Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Hills
  • Velvet Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Velvet Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge
  • Waterspout
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Waterspout is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterspout
  • Western Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Western Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run

How Far From Tufton Farms 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 Tufton Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tufton Farms and extending to:

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tufton Farms to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'