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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 Wellwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellwood 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 Wellwood:
- 39.376773, -76.691082
- 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 Wellwood
- 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 Wellwood is near Baltimore City and also Howard 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 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 Wellwood
Communities Also Named Wellwood ...
We found five communities that are also named Wellwood.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Wellwood.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Carroll County
- This Wellwood is located in Carroll County and lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wellwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Wellwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Wellwood lies 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wellwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Wellwood is located in Camden County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wellwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Wellwood.
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Wellwood is located in Oswego County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the north of the Wellwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Wellwood.
- Tennessee
- Haywood County
- This Wellwood is located in Haywood County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wellwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Wellwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellwood ...
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.
- Bare Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
- Bonnie Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
- Cold Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Euclid Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Euclid Heights is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Falls Gable
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
- Fields of Stevenson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fields of Stevenson is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Stevenson
- Fishtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fishtown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
- Greene Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
- Greengate
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greengate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
- Grey Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grey Rock is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
- Halcyon Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Howardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Jones Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Leisure Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Hill
- Martins Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Pickwick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pickwick is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Pikesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Summit Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
- Summit Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Sunset Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Twinridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge
- Valley Stream
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
- Willow Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Wellwood 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 Wellwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wellwood and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Wellwood 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wellwood 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 Wellwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3768, Longitude: -76.6911 In this case, the coordinates for Wellwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.653 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.244 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.381 degrees. |
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