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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 Cole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cole 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 Cole:
    • 39.458445, -76.129118
    • 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 Cole
  • 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 Cole is near Cecil County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Cole

Communities Also Named Cole ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Cole.

Within Maryland, the name Cole is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cole [Lawrence County].
    • Arkansas
      • Little River County
      • This Cole is located in Little River County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cole that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Cole.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cole [Los Angeles County].
      • Siskiyou County
      • This Cole is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,410 miles [3,878.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cole that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Cole.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Cole is located in Hillsborough County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Cole that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cole.
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cole [Paulding County].
      • Terrell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cole [Terrell County].
    • Indiana
      • Grant County
      • This Cole is located in Grant County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the west of the Cole that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Cole.
    • Louisiana
      • East Feliciana Parish
      • This Cole is located in East Feliciana Parish and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cole that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Feliciana Parish community of Cole.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cole [Oakland County].
    • Missouri
      • Cole County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Cole [Cole County].
    • Montana
      • Phillips County
      • This Cole is located in Phillips County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cole that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Cole.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Cole.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Cole is located in Athens County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<2> to the west of the Cole that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Cole.
    • Oklahoma
      • McClain County
      • This Cole is located in McClain County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<2> to the west of the Cole that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McClain County community of Cole.
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cole [Dyer County].
      • Giles County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cole [Giles County].
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Cole is located in Dallas County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cole that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Cole.
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Cole is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km] to the west southwest of the Cole that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Cole.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Cole [King County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cole ...

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.

  • Bush River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bush River is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
  • Echo Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Echo Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
  • Forest Greens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Forest Greens is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Greens
  • Green Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Green Valley is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Happy Knoll
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Happy Knoll is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Knoll
  • Hill Land
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill Land is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Land
  • Hillside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Long Bar Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
  • Michaelsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Michaelsville is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
  • Paradise Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise Heights is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
  • Swan Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Swan Creek is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
  • Swan Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Swan Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
  • Wildwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Cole once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cole and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cole to Bel Air, with an average speed<4> 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 38 miles [61.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Cole 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.
<2>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- Cole) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cole 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 Cole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4584, Longitude: -76.1291       In this case, the coordinates for Cole have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.315 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.873 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.11 degrees.