Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arundel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arundel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arundel
- 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 Arundel:
- 39.565947, -75.872996
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Arundel
- 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Since Arundel is near New Castle County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Arundel ...
We found six communities that share the name Arundel.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Arundel.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Delaware
- Florida
- Maine
- Quebec
- This Arundel lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<3> to the north of the Arundel that is located in Cecil County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arundel ...
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.
- Bacon Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Deer Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
- Deer Haven is located in Cecil County
- Elk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Elk Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Elk Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
- Elk Forest is located in Cecil County
- Elk Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Elk River Basin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Basin
- Elk River Basin is located in Cecil County
- Elkmore
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Forest View Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
- Forest View Village is located in Cecil County
- Green Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Green Haven is located in Cecil County
- Harbor View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Cecil County
- Heritage Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
- Heritage Valley is located in Cecil County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Heritage Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Heritage Woods is located in Cecil County
- Little Elkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elkton
- Little Elkton is located in Cecil County
- Mariners Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
- Mariners Cove is located in Cecil County
- Quails Nest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quails Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
- Quails Nest is located in Cecil County
- Sycamore Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms
- Sycamore Farms is located in Cecil County
- Heritage Woods
How Far From Arundel 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 Arundel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arundel and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Arundel to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arundel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Arundel 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arundel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Arundel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arundel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5659, Longitude: -75.8730 In this case, the coordinates for Arundel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Arundel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.155 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.709 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.957 degrees. |