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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 Shannon Heath, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shannon Heath 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 Shannon Heath:
- 39.448441, -76.367738
- 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 Shannon Heath
- 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 Shannon Heath is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Shannon Heath
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannon Heath ...
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.
- Cedar Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
- Constant Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
- Dunwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dunwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
- Edgewater Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Springs Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Gunpowder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
- Indian Princess
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Princess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
- Jerusalem
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Joppa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joppa Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa Landing is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Landing
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kings Country
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
- Kingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingswood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Lynchs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Merrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Singer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Singer Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Temple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Trimble Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble Fields is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Fields
- Valleybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valleybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
How Far From Shannon Heath 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 Shannon Heath to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shannon Heath and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Shannon Heath to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shannon Heath) 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 Shannon Heath 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 Shannon Heath. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4484, Longitude: -76.3677 In this case, the coordinates for Shannon Heath have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.456 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.032 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.215 degrees. |
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