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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 Hy-Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hy-Crest 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 Hy-Crest:
- 39.575106, -76.469409
- 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 Hy-Crest
- 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 Hy-Crest is near Montgomery County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Hy-Crest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hy-Crest ...
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.
- Clover Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clover Field is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Field
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Coopstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Eagle View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
- Fox Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
- Foxwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foxwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Franklins Chance
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
- Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Greenfields
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenfields is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Harvest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Highfield Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highfield Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Park
- Hunt Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Crest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crest
- Hunting Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Madonna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
- Orchard Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Quiet Inheritance
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
- Stirrup Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stirrup Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Run
- Upper Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Willows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Hy-Crest 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 Hy-Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hy-Crest and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Hy-Crest 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two 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 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hy-Crest) 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 Hy-Crest 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 Hy-Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5751, Longitude: -76.4694 In this case, the coordinates for Hy-Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.507 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.11 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.207 degrees. |
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