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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 Eklo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eklo 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 Eklo:
- 39.680572, -76.729237
- 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 Eklo
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Eklo is near York County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Eklo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eklo ...
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.
- Beetree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beetree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
- Fiscal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fiscal is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Freeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
- Gores Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
- Green Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Hamlet Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
- Happy Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Prettyboy Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
- Roller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spook Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Steeplechase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Sunset View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Valley Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
- Walkers Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
- Windtree Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley
- Young Mans Fancy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Eklo 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 Eklo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eklo and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eklo to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Eklo) 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 Eklo 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 Eklo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6806, Longitude: -76.7292 In this case, the coordinates for Eklo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.654 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.293 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.276 degrees. |
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