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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 Hance Point Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hance Point Estates 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 Hance Point Estates:
    • 39.557893, -75.967168
    • 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 Hance Point Estates
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Hance Point Estates is near Harford County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Hance Point Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hance Point Estates ...

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.

  • Carpenter Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carpenter Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Point
  • Chestnut Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Point
  • Elk Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
  • Elkmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elkmore is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmore
  • Green Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
  • Indian Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Falls is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
  • Joy Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Joy Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Haven
  • Leslie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Leslie is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Mountain Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
  • Poplar Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
  • Prestige Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
  • Quails Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Quails Nest is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Red Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Red Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
    • Timberbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Timberbrook is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberbrook
    • Tower Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tower Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Point
    • Town Commons
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Town Commons is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Commons

How Far From Hance Point Estates 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 Hance Point Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hance Point Estates and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hance Point Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Hance Point Estates) 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 Hance Point Estates 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 Hance Point Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5579, Longitude: -75.9672       In this case, the coordinates for Hance Point Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.211 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.771 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.00 degrees.