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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 Green Springs Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Springs Hills 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 Green Springs Hills:
- 39.457608, -76.364404
- 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 Green Springs Hills
- 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 Green Springs Hills 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 Green Springs Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Springs Hills ...
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.
- Constant Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
- Dunwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Indian Princess
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Princess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
- Jerusalem
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Joppa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kingswood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lynchs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Singer
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Valleybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valleybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
How Far From Green Springs Hills 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 Green Springs Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Green Springs Hills and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Green Springs Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 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 '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- Green Springs Hills) 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 Green Springs Hills 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 Green Springs Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4576, Longitude: -76.3644 In this case, the coordinates for Green Springs Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.454 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.031 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.21 degrees. |
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