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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 Richards Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richards Oak 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 Richards Oak:
- 39.694275, -76.114117
- 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 Richards Oak
- 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 Richards Oak is near Lancaster County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Richards Oak
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richards Oak ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Five Points ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Frank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Jacks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
- Jenkins Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Corner is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Lees Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Mill is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Liberty Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rising Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Spring Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Meadow is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Sunset Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Gardens is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens
- Sunview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunview is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
- Vinegar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Whispering Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Richards Oak 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 Richards Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Richards Oak and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Richards Oak to Elkton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 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 73 miles [117.5 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 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richards Oak) 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 Richards Oak 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 Richards Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6943, Longitude: -76.1141 In this case, the coordinates for Richards Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.288 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.879 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.007 degrees. |
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