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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 Allendale Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allendale Estates 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 Allendale Estates:
- 39.581218, -76.252178
- 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 Allendale Estates
- 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 Allendale Estates is near Cecil County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Allendale Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allendale Estates ...
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.
- Big Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Bramblewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bramblewood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Calvary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Churchville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cool Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cool Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Deercreek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deercreek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deercreek
- Deerhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deerhaven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhaven
- Friendship Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendship Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Green Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Hillview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Holly Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Haven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hopewell Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Meadow Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Springs is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Moorland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moorland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Rolling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rolling Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Shucks Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shucks Corners is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucks Corners
- Thomas Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thomas Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Allendale Estates 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 Allendale Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Allendale Estates 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 Allendale Estates 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allendale Estates) 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 Allendale Estates 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 Allendale Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5812, Longitude: -76.2522 In this case, the coordinates for Allendale Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.378 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.112 degrees. |
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