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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 Aldino, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aldino 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 Aldino:
- 39.563998, -76.195787
- 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 Aldino
- 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 Aldino is near Cecil County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Aldino
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aldino ...
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.
- Bramblewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bramblewood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Calvary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Chapel Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapel Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Churchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deerhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deerhaven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhaven
- Foxridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Foxridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Friendship Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Holly Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Haven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Hopewell Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Paradise Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
- Quaker Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
- Rolling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rolling Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Aldino to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aldino to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aldino and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Aldino to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 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' (or 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- Aldino) 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 Aldino 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 Aldino. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5640, Longitude: -76.1958 In this case, the coordinates for Aldino have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.346 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.925 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.095 degrees. |
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