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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 Wynnewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wynnewood 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 Wynnewood:
    • 39.234829, -76.696914
    • 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 Wynnewood
  • 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 Wynnewood is near Howard County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Wynnewood

Communities Also Named Wynnewood ...

We found eight communities that are also named Wynnewood.

Within Maryland, the name Wynnewood is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Wynnewood is located in New Castle County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wynnewood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Wynnewood.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Wynnewood [Middlesex County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Wynnewood is located in Wake County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wynnewood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Wynnewood.
    • Oklahoma
      • Garvin County
      • This Wynnewood is located in Garvin County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the west of the Wynnewood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Wynnewood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Wynnewood [Bucks County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This Wynnewood is located in Montgomery County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wynnewood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wynnewood.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wynnewood [Harris County].
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • This Wynnewood is located in Suffolk City and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south of the Wynnewood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Wynnewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wynnewood ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Asylum is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Elkridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Elkridge Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
  • English Consul
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • English Consul is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Consul
  • Grove Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Ridge
  • Homeland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Homeland Park is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
  • Hunting Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Lawyers Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
  • Lynnbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynnbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
  • Marble Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marble Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
  • Minersville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Minersville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Monumental
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Monumental is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental
    • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Paradise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Paradise is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Relay
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Relay is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
    • Rockburn Commons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
    • Spring Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Gardens is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gardens
    • Stony Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Stony Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
    • Thistle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Thistle is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
    • Timberview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Timberview is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
    • Twin Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Violetville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Violetville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
    • Woodlawn Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wynnewood and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wynnewood to Towson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Wynnewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Wynnewood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wynnewood 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 Wynnewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2348, Longitude: -76.6969       In this case, the coordinates for Wynnewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.666 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.237 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.439 degrees.