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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 Jessup, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jessup 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 Jessup:
- 39.148559, -76.774326
- 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 Jessup
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Jessup is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Jessup
Communities Also Named Jessup ...
We found eight communities that are also named Jessup.
Within Maryland, the name Jessup is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Jessup.
- Indiana
- Parke County
- This Jessup is located in Parke County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the west of the Jessup that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Jessup.
- Kentucky
- Livingston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Jessup [Livingston County].
- Montana
- Flathead County
- This Jessup is located in Flathead County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Jessup that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Jessup.
- Nebraska
- Antelope County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Antelope County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Jessup.
- Nevada
- Churchill County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Jessup [Churchill County].
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Jessup is located in Adams County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<2> to the west of the Jessup that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Jessup.
- Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County
- This Jessup is located in Lackawanna County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Jessup that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Jessup.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jessup ...
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.
- Bridewell ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
- Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedars is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Champion Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heritage Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Howard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Marble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Mission Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Provinces
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Provinces is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provinces
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- River Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- Robinsons Promise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Sandalwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandalwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Sandridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Savage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Strawberry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
- Woodland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Jessup to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jessup to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jessup and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jessup to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jessup, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jessup) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Jessup 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. |
| <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 Jessup 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 Jessup. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1486, Longitude: -76.7743 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.718 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.283 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.506 degrees. |
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