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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 Ady, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ady 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 Ady:
- 39.638717, -76.332737
- 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 Ady
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Ady is near Montgomery County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Ady
Communities Also Named Ady ...
We found two communities that are also named Ady.
Within Maryland, the name Ady is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Stafford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ady [Stafford County].
- Texas
- Potter County
- This Ady is located in Potter County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<2> to the west of the Ady that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Ady.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ady ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deercreek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deercreek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deercreek
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Ferncliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Highland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highland View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Hill-N-Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hill-N-Dale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-N-Dale
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Minefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Pheasant Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Ridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rockridge Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
- Scenic View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scenic View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Seven Cedars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Cedars is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
- Street
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viking Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands
How Far From Ady to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ady to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ady and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Ady to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Ady 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> | 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- Ady) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ady 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 Ady. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6387, Longitude: -76.3327 In this case, the coordinates for Ady have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.421 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.022 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.123 degrees. |
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