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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 Victory Villa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Victory Villa 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 Victory Villa:
- 39.341219, -76.456906
- 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 Victory Villa
- 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 Victory Villa is near Baltimore City and also Harford 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 Harford 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 Victory Villa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Victory Villa ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
- Berryhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Bowleys Quarters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Dundee Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Garden Village Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
- Golden Ring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
- Goldentree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
- Hartland Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
- Hartland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hillbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holland Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Joppa Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
- Kings Court
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Maple Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maple Crest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Marys Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marys Choice is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Choice
- Middlesex
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Necker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Necker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
- Poplar
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Poplar is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Putty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Silver Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
- Silver Spring Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
- Silver Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods
How Far From Victory Villa 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 Victory Villa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Victory Villa and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West 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 Victory Villa 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 43 miles [69.2 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 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Victory Villa) 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 Victory Villa 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 Victory Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3412, Longitude: -76.4569 In this case, the coordinates for Victory Villa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.517 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.084 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.296 degrees. |
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