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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 Hamilton Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamilton Court 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 Hamilton Court:
    • 39.511223, -76.152731
    • 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 Hamilton Court
  • 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 Hamilton Court is near Cecil County and also Kent 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 Kent 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 Hamilton Court

Communities Also Named Hamilton Court ...

We found one communities that are also named Hamilton Court.

Within Maryland, the name Hamilton Court is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hamilton Court in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hamilton Court is located in Montgomery County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hamilton Court that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hamilton Court.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamilton Court ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chapel Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
  • Foxridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Foxridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Grace Harbour
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grace Harbour is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Harbour
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Valley is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Happy Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Happy Knoll is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Knoll
  • Hill Land
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hill Land is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Land
  • Hillside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hillside is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Holly Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Haven is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
  • Meadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Meadowvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowvale is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
  • Paradise Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Paradise Heights is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
  • Swan Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Swan Creek is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
  • Swan Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Swan Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows

How Far From Hamilton Court to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hamilton Court to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hamilton Court to Bel Air, with an average speed<2> 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 40 miles [64.4 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamilton Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hamilton Court 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 Hamilton Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5112, Longitude: -76.1527       In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.325 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.892 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.098 degrees.