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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 Highpoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highpoint 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 Highpoint:
    • 39.690944, -75.881608
    • 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 Highpoint
  • 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 Highpoint is near Chester County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Highpoint

Communities Also Named Highpoint ...

We found seven communities that are also named Highpoint.

Within Maryland, the name Highpoint is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Highpoint is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the west of the Highpoint that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Highpoint.
    • Florida
      • Pinellas County
      • This Highpoint is located in Pinellas County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Highpoint that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Highpoint.
    • Kansas
      • Ness County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Highpoint [Ness County].
    • Mississippi
      • Choctaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Highpoint [Choctaw County].
      • Winston County
      • This Highpoint is located in Winston County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Highpoint that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Highpoint.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Highpoint is located in Hamilton County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west of the Highpoint that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Highpoint.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Highpoint [Knox County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highpoint ...

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.

  • Blake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blake is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Blue Ball Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
  • Blueball
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Blueball is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueball
  • Boomdecker
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
  • Boot Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boot Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
  • Cedar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cherry Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Wood is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Wood
  • Childs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Childs is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Elk Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Everbreeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Everbreeze is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze
  • Foxcatcher at Fair Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklin is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Glen Hope ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Hope is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
    • Lewisville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lewisville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Nellys Corner ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Nellys Corner is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellys Corner
    • Peacedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Peacedale is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacedale
    • Pleasant Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ponds Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ponds Edge is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds Edge
    • Providence
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Providence is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Springlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Springlawn is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
    • Union Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Valley is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

How Far From Highpoint 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 Highpoint to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Highpoint to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

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 from Point A (ie- Highpoint) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Highpoint 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Highpoint, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Highpoint 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 Highpoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6909, Longitude: -75.8816       In this case, the coordinates for Highpoint have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.15 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.723 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.91 degrees.