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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Cylburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cylburn 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 Cylburn:
- 39.359829, -76.651081
- 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 Cylburn
- 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 Cylburn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cylburn ...
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.
- Bare Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
- Bonnie Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
- Cold Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Euclid Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Euclid Heights is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Falls Gable
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Four Winds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Four Winds is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Gallagher Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gallagher Park is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Park
- Greengate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greengate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
- Homeland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Jones Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Martins Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Pickwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pickwick is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Rockland Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
- Rodgers Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rodgers Forge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Forge
- Summit Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
- Summit Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Television Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Television Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Television Hill
- Twinridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge
- Valley Stream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
How Far From Cylburn 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 Cylburn 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<1> community of Cylburn once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cylburn and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Cylburn to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cylburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Cylburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cylburn 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 Cylburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3598, Longitude: -76.6511 In this case, the coordinates for Cylburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.631 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.216 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.371 degrees. |
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