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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 Windtree Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windtree Valley and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Windtree Valley:
    • 39.679826, -76.648026
    • 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 Windtree Valley
  • 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 Windtree Valley is near Harford County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Windtree Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windtree Valley ...

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.

  • Beetree
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Beetree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
  • Coachmans Field
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Coachmans Field is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Field
  • Five Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Freeland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeland Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
  • Gores Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
  • Graystone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Graystone is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Green Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Hamlet Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
  • Harris Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
  • Holiday Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Hunters Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Indian Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
    • Spook Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
    • Sunset View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset View is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Valley Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
    • Walnut Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs

How Far From Windtree Valley 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 Windtree Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Windtree Valley and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Windtree Valley to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Windtree Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Windtree Valley 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 Windtree Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6798, Longitude: -76.6480       In this case, the coordinates for Windtree Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.606 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.238 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.242 degrees.