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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 Conowingo Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conowingo Village 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 Conowingo Village:
- 39.652330, -76.179953
- 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 Conowingo Village
- 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 Conowingo Village is near Cecil County and also Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Conowingo Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conowingo Village ...
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.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Five Points ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Frank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Glen Cove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Honeysuckle Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
- Jacks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
- Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
- Pilot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pilot is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Richards Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richards Oak is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Oak
- Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Vinegar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Whispering Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Conowingo Village 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 Conowingo Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Conowingo Village and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Conowingo Village to Bel Air, with an average speed<2> 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 49 miles [78.9 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 69 miles [111 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conowingo Village) 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 Conowingo Village 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 Conowingo Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6523, Longitude: -76.1800 In this case, the coordinates for Conowingo Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.33 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.92 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.053 degrees. |
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