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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 Locust Hill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust Hill Estates 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 Locust Hill Estates:
- 39.573997, -76.219122
- 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 Locust Hill Estates
- 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 Locust Hill Estates is near Cecil County and also Montgomery 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 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 Locust Hill Estates
Communities Also Named Locust Hill Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Locust Hill Estates.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Locust Hill Estates.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Montgomery County
- This Locust Hill Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Locust Hill Estates that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Locust Hill Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust Hill Estates ...
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.
- Bramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bramblewood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Calvary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Chapel Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Churchville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cool Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cool Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Deerhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deerhaven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhaven
- Foxridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Foxridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Friendship Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Holly Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Haven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Hopewell Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Meadow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Springs is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Rolling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rolling Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Thomas Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Locust Hill Estates 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 Locust Hill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Locust Hill Estates and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Locust Hill Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 63 miles [101.4 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 about three full 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 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Locust Hill Estates) 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 Locust Hill Estates 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 Locust Hill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5740, Longitude: -76.2191 In this case, the coordinates for Locust Hill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.359 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.941 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.101 degrees. |
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