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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 Nobles Mill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nobles Mill Estates 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 Nobles Mill Estates:
- 39.617607, -76.241345
- 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 Nobles Mill Estates
- 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 Nobles Mill Estates is near Cecil County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Nobles Mill Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nobles Mill Estates ...
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.
- Bramblewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bramblewood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Churchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deercreek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deercreek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deercreek
- Deerhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deerhaven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhaven
- Dublin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Foxridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foxridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Friendship Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glen Cove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Holly Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Haven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hopewell Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Meadow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Springs is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Poplar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Rolling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Thomas Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Nobles Mill Estates 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 Nobles Mill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nobles Mill Estates and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Nobles Mill Estates 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 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 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- Nobles Mill Estates) 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 Nobles Mill Estates 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 Nobles Mill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6176, Longitude: -76.2413 In this case, the coordinates for Nobles Mill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.369 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.959 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.093 degrees. |
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