Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Bluff and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Bluff

• 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 North Bluff:
  • 39.501226, -75.915776
  • 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 North Bluff

• 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Since North Bluff is near New Castle County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 North Bluff

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Bluff ...

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.

• Elk Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elk Ferry is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ferry
• Elk Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Forest is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
• Elk Neck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
• Elk River Basin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Elk River Basin is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Basin
• Green Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Haven is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
• Harbor View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harbor View is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Honeysuckle Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Honeysuckle Knoll is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Knoll
• Joy Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Joy Haven is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Haven
• Quails Nest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Quails Nest is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Red Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
  • Scotchmans Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Scotchmans Glen is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchmans Glen
  • Snow Hill ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Snow Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Tower Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Tower Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Point
  • Town Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Town Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
  • Two Rivers
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Two Rivers is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers

How Far From North Bluff 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 North Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Bluff and extending to:

• Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from North Bluff to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'