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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 Westowne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westowne 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 Westowne:
- 39.287607, -76.718305
- 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 Westowne
- 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 Westowne 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 Westowne
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westowne ...
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.
- Asylum ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Asylum is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Dickeyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Fair Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
- Featherbed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Featherbed is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherbed
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Frederick Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Grays Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
- Harristown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harristown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Heraldry Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
- Howard Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Howard Park is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Hunting Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kingswood Common
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Paradise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paradise is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Rolling Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
- Thistle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thistle is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Timber Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
- Violetville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Westowne 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 Westowne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Westowne and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westowne to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westowne) 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 Westowne 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 Westowne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2876, Longitude: -76.7183 In this case, the coordinates for Westowne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.675 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.256 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.428 degrees. |
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