Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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:
  • 39.689827, -76.373016
  • 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

• 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 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pylesville ...

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
• 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
• Cherry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Delta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delta is located in York County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
• 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
  (Less than 2 miles 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
  (2 miles [3.2 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
• Rockridge Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
• Street
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Street is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Street <1>
• Viking Highlands
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands
• Whispering Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Whispering Woods is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods

How Far From Pylesville 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 Pylesville 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 and extending to:

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pylesville to Bel Air, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 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>'