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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 Lapidum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lapidum 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 Lapidum:
    • 39.597855, -76.128937
    • 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 Lapidum
  • 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 Lapidum is near Cecil County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Lapidum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lapidum ...

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.

  • Chapel Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
  • Craigtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Craigtown is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigtown
  • Foxridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Frank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Frank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Frenchtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace Harbour
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Grace Harbour is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Harbour
  • Honeysuckle Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
  • Hopewell Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
  • Jacks Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
  • Level
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Manor Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Meadowvale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Meadowvale is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
    • Misty Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
    • Port Deposit
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Quaker Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
    • Rock
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rock is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Rock Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sunnyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lapidum to Bel Air, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lapidum) 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 Lapidum 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 Lapidum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5979, Longitude: -76.1289       In this case, the coordinates for Lapidum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.304 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.882 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.053 degrees.