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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 Walkers Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walkers Run 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 Walkers Run:
- 39.713992, -76.780808
- 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 Walkers Run
- 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 Walkers Run is near Carroll County and also York 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 York 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 Walkers Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkers Run ...
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.
- Brothers Delight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
- Fiscal
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fiscal is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
- Forest Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Freeland Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Gores Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
- Gunpowder Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gunpowder Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Ridge
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hokes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hokes is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
- Peaceful Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Pierceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pierceville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Prettyboy Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Roller
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Seven Havens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
- Sticks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sticks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
- Sugar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Sunset View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Young Mans Fancy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
How Far From Walkers Run to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walkers Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Walkers Run and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walkers Run to Towson, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 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 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Walkers Run) 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 Walkers Run 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 Walkers Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7140, Longitude: -76.7808 In this case, the coordinates for Walkers Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.682 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.285 degrees. |
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