Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Van Dyke Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Van Dyke Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Van Dyke Manor

• 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 Van Dyke Manor:
  • 39.341774, -76.527186
  • 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 Van Dyke Manor

• 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 Van Dyke Manor is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Van Dyke Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Dyke Manor ...

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.

• Apple Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
• Evergreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Garden Village Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
• Gardenville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
• Golden Ring
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
• Goodnow Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Goodnow Hill is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow Hill
• Hall Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hall Spring is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Spring
• High Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • High Point is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Hillbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
• Holland Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
• Lauraville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
• Putty Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
• Ridge Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ridge Grove is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
• Rosedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>

How Far From Van Dyke Manor 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 Van Dyke Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Van Dyke Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'