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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 Singer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Singer 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 Singer:
    • 39.474552, -76.338848
    • 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 Singer
  • 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 Singer 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 Singer

Communities Also Named Singer ...

We found three communities that are also named Singer.

Within Maryland, the name Singer is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Beauregard Parish
      • This Singer is located in Beauregard Parish and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Singer that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beauregard Parish community of Singer.
    • Quebec
      • This Singer lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the north of the Singer that is located in Harford County.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Singer [Roanoke County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Singer ...

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.

  • Bright Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bright Oaks is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cedar Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearview is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Constant Friendship
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
  • Dunwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dunwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
  • Evergreen Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen Heights is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
  • Fox Bow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Bow is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bow
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Springs Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
  • Hunters Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hunters Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
  • Indian Princess
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian Princess is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ivy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ivy Hill is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Jerusalem
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Joppa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Joppa Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
    • Kings Charter
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Charter is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
    • Kingswood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Kingswood is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mountain is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Pleasant Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Sable Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sable Woods is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Woods
    • Singer Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Singer Woods is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
    • Temple Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Temple Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
    • Valleybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Valleybrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
    • Woodland Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Run is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run

How Far From Singer 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 Singer to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Singer 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 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Singer to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Singer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Singer could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Singer 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 Singer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4746, Longitude: -76.3388       In this case, the coordinates for Singer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.437 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.015 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.192 degrees.