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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 Little Baltimore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Baltimore 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 Little Baltimore:
- 38.183738, -79.382539
- 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 Little Baltimore
- 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Since Little Baltimore is near Highland County and also Bath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Highland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bath 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 Little Baltimore
Communities Also Named Little Baltimore ...
We found two communities that are also named Little Baltimore.
Within Virginia, the name Little Baltimore is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Little Baltimore is located in New Castle County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Baltimore that is located in Augusta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Little Baltimore.
- North Carolina
- Lenoir County
- This Little Baltimore is located in Lenoir County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Little Baltimore that is located in Augusta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Little Baltimore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Baltimore ...
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.
- Buffalo Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Christian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Christian is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Clover Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Craigsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fordwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fordwick is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordwick
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Marble Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Trimbles Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trimbles Mill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbles Mill
How Far From Little Baltimore 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 Little Baltimore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Baltimore and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Little Baltimore to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Baltimore) 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 Little Baltimore 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 Little Baltimore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1837, Longitude: -79.3825 In this case, the coordinates for Little Baltimore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.314 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.951 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.961 degrees. |
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