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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 Liberty Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liberty Grove 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 Liberty Grove:
- 39.655909, -76.120605
- 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 Liberty Grove
- 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 Liberty Grove is near Harford County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Liberty Grove
Communities Also Named Liberty Grove ...
We found five communities that are also named Liberty Grove.
Within Maryland, the name Liberty Grove is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Randolph County
- This Liberty Grove is located in Randolph County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Liberty Grove that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Liberty Grove.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Liberty Grove is located in Will County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Liberty Grove that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Liberty Grove.
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Liberty Grove that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Liberty Grove.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Liberty Grove is located in Dallas County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Liberty Grove that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Liberty Grove.
- Delta County
- This Liberty Grove is located in Delta County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km] to the west southwest of the Liberty Grove that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Liberty Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Liberty Grove ...
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.
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clearview is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Frank
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Honeysuckle Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
- Jacks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
- Manor Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Misty Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Mount Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
- Orchard View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Port Deposit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richards Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Richards Oak is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Oak
- Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rock Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunview is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
- Vinegar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Liberty Grove 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 Liberty Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Liberty Grove and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Liberty Grove to Elkton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Liberty Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Liberty Grove 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 Liberty Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6559, Longitude: -76.1206 In this case, the coordinates for Liberty Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.294 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.881 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.026 degrees. |
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