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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 Pine Crest North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Crest North 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 Pine Crest North:
- 39.136776, -76.464961
- 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 Pine Crest North
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Pine Crest North is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Pine Crest North
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Crest North ...
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.
- Chase Wood Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chase Wood Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Wood Run
- Cottage Grove Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Beach
- Creek View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Fairhaven Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
- Green Gables
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Gables is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Hickory Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Hunters Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunters Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Harbor
- Lake Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Long Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Paradise Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paradise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
- Poplar Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Riding Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rock Creek Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Rockview Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockview Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Beach
- Rockwood Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockwood Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Beach
- Sanders Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
- Surfside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
How Far From Pine Crest North 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 Pine Crest North to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pine Crest North and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Crest North to Annapolis, 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Crest North) 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 Pine Crest North 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 Pine Crest North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1368, Longitude: -76.4650 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Crest North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.536 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.075 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.38 degrees. |
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