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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 Indian Princess, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Princess 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 Indian Princess:
    • 39.479830, -76.381627
    • 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 Indian Princess
  • 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 Indian Princess 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 Indian Princess

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Princess ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cedar Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
  • Dunwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dunwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
  • Fox Bow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Bow is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bow
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Springs Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
  • Jerusalem
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Jerusalem Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
  • Joppa Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
  • Kingsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kingswood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Locust Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Locust Knoll is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knoll
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lynchs Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
    • Merrywood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mountain is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Pleasant Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Singer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Singer is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
    • Stoneybrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Valleybrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valleybrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Indian Princess and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Indian Princess to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 53 miles [85.3 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Princess) 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 Indian Princess 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 Indian Princess. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4798, Longitude: -76.3816       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Princess have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.462 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.044 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.208 degrees.