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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 York Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to York Ridge 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 York Ridge:
    • 39.411217, -76.639970
    • 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 York Ridge
  • 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 York Ridge 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 York Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near York Ridge ...

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.

  • Bare Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
  • Bonnie Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
  • Boxwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Donnybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Donnybrook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
  • Falls Gable
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
  • Four Winds
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Four Winds is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
  • Green Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Havenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Hunt Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
    • Hunters Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
    • Huntspring
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
    • Jones Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
    • Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lake is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lutherville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Martins Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
    • Mays Chapel
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Meadowland
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
    • Orchard Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Ridervale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
    • Riderwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
    • Riderwood Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rockland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
    • Rodgers Forge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rodgers Forge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Forge
    • Rogers ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rogers is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Seminary Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
    • Seminary Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
    • Summit Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
    • Sunset Knoll
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Twinridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge
    • Valley Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Crest is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crest

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from York Ridge 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 41 miles [66 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>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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- York Ridge) 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 York Ridge 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 York Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4112, Longitude: -76.6400       In this case, the coordinates for York Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.62 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.213 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.345 degrees.