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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 Wheatfield Way, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheatfield Way 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 Wheatfield Way:
- 39.245662, -76.809418
- 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 Wheatfield Way
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Wheatfield Way is near Baltimore County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Wheatfield Way
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheatfield Way ...
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.
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Chapelview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapelview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
- Fox Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Frederick Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Rock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
- Gray Rock Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
- Grays Level
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Howard Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Locust Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Long Reach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long Reach is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Phelps Luck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Running Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Running Brook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Thistle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thistle is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Thunder Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Timber Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
- Timber Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Timber Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
- Toll House
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Toll House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
- Vantage Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vantage Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
How Far From Wheatfield Way 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 Wheatfield Way to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wheatfield Way and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Wheatfield Way to Annapolis, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 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- Wheatfield Way) 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 Wheatfield Way 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 Wheatfield Way. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2457, Longitude: -76.8094 In this case, the coordinates for Wheatfield Way have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.732 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.314 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.483 degrees. |
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