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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 Mill Green Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Green Acres 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 Mill Green Acres:
- 39.657328, -76.303014
- 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 Mill Green Acres
- 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 Mill Green Acres is near York County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Mill Green Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Green Acres ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Cool Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deercreek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deercreek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deercreek
- Delta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dublin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Highland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Minefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pheasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Ridge
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Pylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockridge Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
- Scenic View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomas Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thomas Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run
- Viking Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands
How Far From Mill Green Acres 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 Mill Green Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mill Green Acres and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mill Green Acres 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 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 6,541 miles [10,526.7 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Mill Green Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mill Green Acres 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 Mill Green Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6573, Longitude: -76.3030 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Green Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.402 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.004 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.103 degrees. |
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