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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 MacGills Common, we use the following websites to find information relevant to MacGills Common 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 MacGills Common:
- 39.181496, -76.862196
- 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 MacGills Common
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since MacGills Common is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 MacGills Common
Curious and Interesting Names Near MacGills Common ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cedar Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Chase Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chase Eden is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
- Dasher Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dasher Green is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
- Elkhorn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elkhorn is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Flamewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flamewood is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamewood
- Harpers Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Heritage Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopkins Mead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Mead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mead
- Locust Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mission Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Stonebrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stonebrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Vantage Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vantage Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
- Woodvalley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodvalley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley
How Far From MacGills Common 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 MacGills Common to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in MacGills Common and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from MacGills Common to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- MacGills Common) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 MacGills Common 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 MacGills Common. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1815, Longitude: -76.8622 In this case, the coordinates for MacGills Common have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.768 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.344 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.53 degrees. |
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