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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 Michaelsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Michaelsville 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 Michaelsville:
- 39.432830, -76.175605
- 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 Michaelsville
- 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 Michaelsville is near Kent County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Michaelsville
Communities Also Named Michaelsville ...
We found one communities that are also named Michaelsville.
Within Maryland, the name Michaelsville is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Michaelsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Grant County
- This Michaelsville is located in Grant County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Michaelsville that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Michaelsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Michaelsville ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Bush River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bush River is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
- Clearview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clearview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Echo Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
- Forest Greens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Greens is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Greens
- Green Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Happy Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Knoll is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Knoll
- Harbour Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harbour Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Oaks
- Hill Land
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hill Land is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Land
- Hillside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Long Bar Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
- Paradise Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paradise Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rivershore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rivershore is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivershore
- Royal Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Swan Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swan Creek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Swan Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swan Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodland Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run
How Far From Michaelsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Michaelsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Michaelsville and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Michaelsville to Bel Air, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 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 just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Michaelsville) 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 Michaelsville 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 Michaelsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4328, Longitude: -76.1756 In this case, the coordinates for Michaelsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.344 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.902 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.14 degrees. |
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