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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Shoresville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shoresville 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 Shoresville:
- 39.281219, -76.554409
- 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 Shoresville
- 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 Shoresville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shoresville ...
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.
- Charles Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Fells Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fells Point is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells Point
- Garden Village Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Golden Ring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
- Goodnow Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goodnow Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow Hill
- Graceland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Graceland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
- Gray Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gray Haven is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Haven
- Hall Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hall Spring is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Spring
- Harborview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harborview is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hillbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holland Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Lauraville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Little Italy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Italy is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Minersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minersville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Orangeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Gardens is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gardens
- Stab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stab is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
How Far From Shoresville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shoresville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Shoresville once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Shoresville and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Shoresville to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shoresville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Shoresville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shoresville 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 Shoresville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2812, Longitude: -76.5544 In this case, the coordinates for Shoresville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.579 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.145 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.361 degrees. |
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