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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 Constant Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Constant Branch 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 Constant Branch:
- 39.473719, -76.321903
- 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 Constant Branch
- 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 Constant Branch 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 Constant Branch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Constant Branch ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bright Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camelot is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Constant Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
- Evergreen Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Harold Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harold Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Heights
- Hunters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Ivy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ivy Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kings Charter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Charter is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Parsons Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parsons Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Ridge
- Royal Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Royal Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Sable Woods
(2 miles [3.2 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 west)
- 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
- Temple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Woodland Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodland Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run
How Far From Constant Branch 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 Constant Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Constant Branch and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Constant Branch to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 55 miles [88.5 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Constant Branch) 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 Constant Branch 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 Constant Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4737, Longitude: -76.3219 In this case, the coordinates for Constant Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.427 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.003 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.185 degrees. |
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