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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 Hammonds Promise, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hammonds Promise 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 Hammonds Promise:
- 39.127330, -76.848306
- 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 Hammonds Promise
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Hammonds Promise is near Prince George's County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Hammonds Promise
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammonds Promise ...
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.
- Bridewell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
- Chase Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chase Eden is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrywood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Fox Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Rest is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Rest
- Heritage Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Howard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Laurel Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Oaks
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mission Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mistletoe Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- River Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- Robinsons Promise
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scotchtown Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchtown Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown Hills
- Settlers Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Settlers Landing is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Stonebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stonebrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Woodvalley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodvalley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley
How Far From Hammonds Promise 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 Hammonds Promise to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hammonds Promise and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hammonds Promise to Ellicott City, with an average speed<3> 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hammonds Promise) 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 Hammonds Promise 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 Hammonds Promise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1273, Longitude: -76.8483 In this case, the coordinates for Hammonds Promise have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.763 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.331 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.546 degrees. |
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