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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 Cochran Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cochran Hills 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 Cochran Hills:
- 39.459830, -76.339681
- 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 Cochran Hills
- 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 Cochran Hills is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Cochran Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cochran Hills ...
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.
- Bright Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bright Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Camelot is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clearview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Constant Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
- Dunwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
- Edgewater Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Evergreen Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Fox Bow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Bow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bow
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Springs Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Harbour Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Oaks
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Hunters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Indian Princess
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Princess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Jerusalem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
- Joppa Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joppa Landing is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Landing
- Kings Charter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Charter is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingswood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Lynchs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Royal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Sable Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sable Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Woods
- Singer
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Singer Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
- Stoneybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Temple Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Trimble Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble Fields is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Fields
- Valleybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valleybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
- Woodland Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run
How Far From Cochran Hills 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 Cochran Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cochran Hills and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cochran Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 53 miles [85.3 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 over two 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 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 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 '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- Cochran Hills) 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 Cochran Hills 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 Cochran Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4598, Longitude: -76.3397 In this case, the coordinates for Cochran Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.439 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.014 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.198 degrees. |
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