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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 The Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Corners 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 The Corners:
    • 39.264828, -76.980255
    • 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 The Corners
  • 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Since The Corners is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 The Corners

Communities Also Named The Corners ...

We found five communities that are also named The Corners.

Within Maryland, the name The Corners is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This The Corners is located in Gwinnett County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Corners that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of The Corners.
    • Kansas
      • Wabaunsee 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 Kansas community of The Corners [Wabaunsee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • This The Corners is located in Breckinridge County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the west of the The Corners that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of The Corners.
    • Missouri
      • Perry County
      • This The Corners is located in Perry County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the west of the The Corners that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of The Corners.
    • New York
      • Tompkins 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 New York community of The Corners [Tompkins County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Corners ...

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.

  • Cabin Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cabin Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Hill
  • Chapel Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Woods is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
  • Countryside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Countryside is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Dill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
  • Eagles Loft
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Eagles Loft is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Loft
  • Farside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Farside is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
  • Gary
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gary is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Green Henge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Henge is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Henge
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Ivory
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ivory is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
  • Locust Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
  • Rover ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rover is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sandy Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
    • Shepherds Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Shepherds Glen is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Glen
    • Sycamore Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sycamore Springs is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs
    • Twelve Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Twelve Hills is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Hills

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

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

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from The Corners to Ellicott City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- The Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 The Corners 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>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 The Corners 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 The Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2648, Longitude: -76.9803       In this case, the coordinates for The Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.832 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.43 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.548 degrees.