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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 Salopha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salopha 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 Salopha:
- 39.352882, -76.945533
- 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 Salopha
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Salopha is near Carroll County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Salopha
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salopha ...
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.
- Alpha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Bonnie Brae
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Driver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Driver is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Eldersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Forest Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Freedom Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Forest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Freedom Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Grand View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grand View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Harvest Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harvest Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Farms
- Hawk Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawk Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Ridge
- Heritage Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heritage Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hoods Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Mill
- Indian Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Long Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Piney Ridge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sandy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Slacks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slacks Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slacks Corner
- Squires
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Squires is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Sweet Air
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Air is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
- Waters Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waters Edge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
How Far From Salopha 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 Salopha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Salopha and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Salopha to Ellicott City, 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salopha) 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 Salopha 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 Salopha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3529, Longitude: -76.9455 In this case, the coordinates for Salopha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.806 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.414 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.499 degrees. |
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