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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 Scaggsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scaggsville 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 Scaggsville:
- 39.145158, -76.901024
- 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 Scaggsville
- 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 Scaggsville is near Prince George's County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Scaggsville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scaggsville ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Chase Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chase Eden is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
- Cherrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherrywood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Flamewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flamewood is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamewood
- Fox Pause
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Pause is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
- Hemlock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hill
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
- Hopkins Mead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopkins Mead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mead
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Laurel Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Oaks
- Lime Kiln Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Robinsons Promise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Saddle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saddle Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Scotchtown Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown Hills
- Settlers Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Settlers Landing is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Stonebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stonebrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Woodvalley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodvalley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley
How Far From Scaggsville 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 Scaggsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Scaggsville and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scaggsville 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scaggsville) 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 Scaggsville 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 Scaggsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1452, Longitude: -76.9010 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.793 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.368 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.561 degrees. |
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