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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 McComas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McComas 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 McComas:
- 39.436219, -76.307180
- 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 McComas
- 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 McComas is near Baltimore County and also Kent 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 Kent 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 McComas
Communities Also Named McComas ...
We found one communities that are also named McComas.
Within Maryland, the name McComas is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named McComas in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This McComas is located in Mercer County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McComas that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of McComas.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McComas ...
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.
- Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Bush River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bush River is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Constant Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
- Edgewater Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Springs Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Harbour Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harbour Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Oaks
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Joppa Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa Landing is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Landing
- Long Bar Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rivershore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rivershore is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivershore
- Royal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Singer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Singer Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
- Temple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Trimble Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trimble Fields is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Fields
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodland Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodland Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run
How Far From McComas to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McComas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McComas and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from McComas 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 over a day.
- 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 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McComas) 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 McComas 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 McComas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4362, Longitude: -76.3072 In this case, the coordinates for McComas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.422 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.991 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.194 degrees. |
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