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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 Bohemias Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bohemias Mills 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 Bohemias Mills:
    • 39.466223, -75.778268
    • 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 Bohemias Mills
  • 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 Bohemias Mills is near New Castle County and also Kent 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 Kent 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 Bohemias Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bohemias Mills ...

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.

  • Cash Corner ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cash Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Deer Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
  • Elk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Elk Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Ferry is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ferry
  • Elk Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Forest is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
  • Elk River Basin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk River Basin is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Basin
  • Evergreen Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen Farms is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
  • Gander Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gander Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gander Hill
  • Goose Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Goose Point is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Point
  • Greylag
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Greylag is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylag
  • Harbor View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Honeysuckle Knoll
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Honeysuckle Knoll is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Knoll
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    • Meadow Vista
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Vista is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vista
    • Mount Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Sassafras
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Scotchmans Glen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Scotchmans Glen is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchmans Glen
    • Snow Hill ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Snow Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Summit Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Sycamore Farms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore Farms is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms
    • Town Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Town Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
    • Two Rivers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Two Rivers is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
    • White Swan Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • White Swan Lake is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Swan Lake

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

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

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bohemias Mills to Elkton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Bohemias Mills) 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 Bohemias Mills 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 Bohemias Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4662, Longitude: -75.7783       In this case, the coordinates for Bohemias Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.107 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.639 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.958 degrees.