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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 Baltimore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to 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 Baltimore:
- 43.359518, -72.565648
- 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 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 Windsor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor County
- Since Baltimore is near Sullivan County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham 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 Baltimore
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Downers is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
- Grahamville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Greenbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Hardscrabble Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardscrabble Corner is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Corner
- Nelsons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsons Corner is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
- Reedville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Sheddsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sheddsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
- Spoonerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spoonerville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville
How Far From 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 Baltimore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baltimore and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Baltimore to Woodstock, 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 five to six hours.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,117 miles [6,625.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baltimore) 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 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 Baltimore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3595, Longitude: -72.5656 In this case, the coordinates for Baltimore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.742 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.754 degrees. |
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