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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 Blythedale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blythedale 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 Blythedale:
    • 39.588168, -76.063560
    • 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 Blythedale
  • 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 Blythedale is near Harford County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Blythedale

Communities Also Named Blythedale ...

We found three communities that are also named Blythedale.

Within Maryland, the name Blythedale is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Harrison County
      • This Blythedale is located in Harrison County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the west of the Blythedale that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Blythedale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Blythedale is located in Allegheny County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blythedale that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Blythedale.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Blythedale is located in Stafford County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Blythedale that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Blythedale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blythedale ...

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.

  • Carpenter Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpenter Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Point
  • Chestnut Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Point
  • Craigtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Craigtown is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigtown
  • Frank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Frank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Frenchtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Grace Harbour
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grace Harbour is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Harbour
  • Honeysuckle Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
  • Jacks Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
  • Manor Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
  • Meadowvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowvale is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
  • Misty Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
  • Mountain Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Perry Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Perry Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
    • Poplar Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
    • Port Deposit
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Quaker Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
    • Rock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Rock Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Run is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
    • Sunnyside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunset Knoll
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Sweet Grass Meadow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sweet Grass Meadow is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass Meadow
    • Town Commons
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Town Commons is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Commons
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blythedale and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Blythedale to Elkton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blythedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Blythedale 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 Blythedale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5882, Longitude: -76.0636       In this case, the coordinates for Blythedale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.266 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.838 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.029 degrees.