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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 Coldstream, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coldstream 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 Coldstream:
    • 39.702049, -76.489687
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Coldstream
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Coldstream ...

We found nine communities that share the name Coldstream.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Coldstream.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, five are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Frederick County
      • This Coldstream is located in Frederick County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coldstream that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Coldstream.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Coldstream lies 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coldstream that is located in Harford County.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Coldstream is located in Fulton County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coldstream that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Coldstream.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Coldstream is located in Jefferson County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the west of the Coldstream that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Coldstream.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Coldstream lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Harford County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Coldstream lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Harford County.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Coldstream [Hamilton County].
    • Ontario
      • This Coldstream lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coldstream that is located in Harford County.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Coldstream is located in Lexington County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coldstream that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Coldstream.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coldstream ...

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.

  • Coventry Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
    • Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Deer Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
    • Deer Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Drybranch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drybranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drybranch
    • Drybranch is located in Harford County
  • Eden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
    • Eden Hills is located in Harford County
  • Fawn Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Harford County
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holiday Hills is located in Harford County
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Harford County
  • Ivory Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivory Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Mill
    • Ivory Mill is located in Harford County
  • Madonna Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madonna Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna Hills
    • Madonna Hills is located in Harford County
  • Meadow Stream
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Stream
    • Meadow Stream is located in Harford County
  • Midsummer Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midsummer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midsummer Hill
    • Midsummer Hill is located in Harford County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Nestling Wind
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nestling Wind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestling Wind
      • Nestling Wind is located in Harford County
    • New Freedom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Quail Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
      • Quail Hills is located in Harford County
    • Stewartstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
      • Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <4>
    • Wilsons Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsons Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Choice
      • Wilsons Choice is located in Harford County

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

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

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coldstream to Bel Air, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coldstream. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Coldstream) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coldstream. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7020, Longitude: -76.4897       In this case, the coordinates for Coldstream have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Coldstream could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Coldstream to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.51 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.132 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.165 degrees.




 

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