|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lynchs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynchs Corner 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 Lynchs Corner:
- 39.492028, -76.394078
- 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 Lynchs Corner
- 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 Lynchs Corner 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 Lynchs Corner
Communities Also Named Lynchs Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Lynchs Corner.
Within Maryland, the name Lynchs Corner is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Lynchs Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Pasquotank County
- This Lynchs Corner is located in Pasquotank County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the south of the Lynchs Corner that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Lynchs Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynchs Corner ...
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 east)
- Camelot is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
- Cedarwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Dunwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
- Evergreen Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Forest Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lawn is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Springs Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Gunpowder Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Harvest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Howard Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Indian Princess
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Princess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
- Jerusalem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Joppa Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
- Kingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kingswood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Locust Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Knoll is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knoll
- Long Green Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
- Marywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marywood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parliament Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Sable Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sable Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Woods
- Silver Spring Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Singer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Stoneybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Temple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Valleybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valleybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
- White House Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White House Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
- Willows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Winters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Lynchs Corner 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 Lynchs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lynchs Corner and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Lynchs Corner 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lynchs Corner) 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 Lynchs Corner 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 Lynchs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4920, Longitude: -76.3941 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.469 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.053 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.209 degrees. |
|
|