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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 Westwind, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwind 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 Westwind:
- 39.435662, -76.658026
- 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 Westwind
- 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 Westwind 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 Westwind
Communities Also Named Westwind ...
We found one communities that are also named Westwind.
Within Maryland, the name Westwind is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Westwind in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Westwind is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km]<1> to the west of the Westwind that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Westwind.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwind ...
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.
- Boxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
- Deer Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Fallswood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
- Hunt Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Huntspring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
- Lutherville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mays Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadowland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Ridervale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
- Riderwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Seminary Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
- Seminary Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
- Sunset Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
How Far From Westwind 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 Westwind to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westwind and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Westwind to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 42 miles [67.6 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westwind) 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 Westwind 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 Westwind. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4357, Longitude: -76.6580 In this case, the coordinates for Westwind have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.629 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.226 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.343 degrees. |
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