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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 Principio Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Principio Heights 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 Principio Heights:
- 39.653722, -76.045782
- 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 Principio Heights
- 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 Principio Heights is near Chester County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Principio Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Principio Heights ...
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.
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clearview is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Craigtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Craigtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigtown
- Frank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Honeysuckle Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
- Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Manor Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Misty Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Orchard View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rising Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Meadow is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sunset Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Gardens is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens
- Sunset Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunset Knoll is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Sunview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunview is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
- Sweet Grass Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sweet Grass Meadow is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass Meadow
- Vinegar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Principio Heights 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 Principio Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Principio Heights and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Principio Heights to Elkton, with an average speed<3> 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 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Principio Heights) 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 Principio Heights 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 Principio Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6537, Longitude: -76.0458 In this case, the coordinates for Principio Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.25 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.83 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.995 degrees. |
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