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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 Earlton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Earlton 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 Earlton:
- 39.573444, -76.148286
- 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 Earlton
- 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 Earlton 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 Earlton
Communities Also Named Earlton ...
We found five communities that are also named Earlton.
Within Maryland, the name Earlton is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler 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 Earlton [Butler County].
- Kansas
- Labette 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 Kansas community of Earlton [Labette County].
- Neosho County
- This Earlton is located in Neosho County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<2> to the west of the Earlton that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Earlton.
- New York
- Greene County
- This Earlton is located in Greene County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Earlton that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Earlton.
- Ontario
- This Earlton lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Earlton that is located in Harford County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Earlton ...
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.
- Chapel Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chapel Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Foxridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Frenchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Grace Harbour
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grace Harbour is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Harbour
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Holly Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Haven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Hopewell Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowvale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowvale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Paradise Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paradise Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
- Port Deposit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Quaker Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
- Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Swan Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
How Far From Earlton 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 Earlton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Earlton and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Earlton to Bel Air, with an average speed<4> 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 44 miles [70.8 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 66 miles [106.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Earlton 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Earlton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Earlton 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 Earlton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5734, Longitude: -76.1483 In this case, the coordinates for Earlton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.317 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.894 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.071 degrees. |
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