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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 Hess, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hess 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 Hess:
- 39.554549, -76.525651
- 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 Hess
- 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 Hess 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 Hess
Communities Also Named Hess ...
We found four communities that are also named Hess.
Within Maryland, the name Hess is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Gray County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hess [Gray County].
- Missouri
- Chariton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Hess [Chariton County].
- Oklahoma
- Jackson County
- This Hess is located in Jackson County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<2> to the west of the Hess that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Hess.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hess [Lancaster County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hess ...
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.
- Eagle View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
- Fox Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Foxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foxwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Franklins Chance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
- Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfields is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Henrys Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
- Hillendale Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
- Hunt Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunt Crest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crest
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hunting Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Manor Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
- Manor Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
- Manor Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
- Manor Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
- Manor View Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manor View Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View Farms
- Orchard Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
- Quiet Inheritance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
- Sweet Air
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
- Upper Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Hess to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hess to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hess and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hess to Bel Air, 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south (S). 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 52 miles [83.7 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 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Hess could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- Hess) 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 Hess 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 Hess. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5545, Longitude: -76.5257 In this case, the coordinates for Hess have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.542 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.146 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.24 degrees. |
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