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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 Altamont Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Altamont Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Altamont Place:
    • 39.602891, -75.934110
    • 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 Altamont Place
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Altamont Place is near New Castle County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Altamont Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Altamont Place ...

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 east)
    • Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
  • Childs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Childs is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Elk Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Haven
  • Elkmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkmore is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmore
  • Forest Green Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Green Court is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Court
  • Forest View Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest View Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
  • Indian Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Indian Falls is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
  • Leslie
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Leslie is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Mariners Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mariners Cove is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
  • Marley Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marley Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
  • Mechanic Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mechanic Valley is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Valley
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Prestige Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
    • Quails Nest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quails Nest is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
    • Stony Chase Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Stony Chase Court is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Chase Court
    • Timberbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Timberbrook is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberbrook
    • Town Commons
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Town Commons is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Commons
    • Union Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

How Far From Altamont Place 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 Altamont Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Altamont Place and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Altamont Place to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 76 miles [122.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Altamont Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Altamont Place 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 Altamont Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6029, Longitude: -75.9341       In this case, the coordinates for Altamont Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.188 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.752 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.968 degrees.