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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 Twelve Trees, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twelve Trees 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 Twelve Trees:
    • 39.389272, -76.827476
    • 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 Twelve Trees
  • 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 Twelve Trees is near Carroll County and also Howard 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 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 Twelve Trees

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twelve Trees ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Belltown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Deer Cross
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Cross is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Cross
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deer Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Delight is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Delight Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Delight Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight Meadows
  • Falcon Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
  • Fields of Harvest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fields of Harvest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Harvest
  • Foxridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Granite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Green Spring Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
  • Imperial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
  • Ivy Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivy Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Julian Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
    • Kings Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Kings Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
    • Kraft Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Kraft Corner is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Corner
    • Liberty Manor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
    • Lyonswood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
    • Merrymount
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Randall Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Randall Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ridge
    • Randallstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Reservoir Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Reservoir Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Ridge
    • Sunnybrook Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
    • Tollgate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tollgate is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
    • Whispering Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows

How Far From Twelve Trees 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 Twelve Trees to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Twelve Trees and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Twelve Trees to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 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 most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Twelve Trees) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Twelve Trees 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 Twelve Trees. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3893, Longitude: -76.8275       In this case, the coordinates for Twelve Trees have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.733 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.337 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.434 degrees.