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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 Pylesville Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pylesville 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 Pylesville Heights:
- 39.701216, -76.368016
- 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 Pylesville 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Pylesville Heights 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 Pylesville Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pylesville 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.
- Bobs Flow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bobs Flow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Flow
- Bryansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Bushs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bushs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corner
- Delta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Highland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Minefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Pylesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockridge Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
- Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Viking Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands
- Whispering Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods
How Far From Pylesville Heights 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 Pylesville 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 Pylesville Heights and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pylesville Heights to Bel Air, 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 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 '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- Pylesville 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 Pylesville 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 Pylesville Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7012, Longitude: -76.3680 In this case, the coordinates for Pylesville Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.438 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.05 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.113 degrees. |
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