Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spring House Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring House Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spring House Estates
- 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 Spring House Estates:
- 39.693994, -76.321625
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Spring House Estates
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Spring House Estates is near York County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Cecil 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring House Estates ...
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.
- Bobs Flow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Bryansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Bushs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corner
- Bushs Corner is located in Harford County
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Harford County
- Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Delta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in York County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Highland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Highland View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Highland View is located in Harford County
- Minefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Prospect
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Pylesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pylesville
- Pylesville is located in Harford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pylesville <2>
- Rockridge Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockridge Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
- Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
- Scenic View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Scenic View is located in Harford County
- Slate Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Street
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Street is located in Harford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Street <2>
- Viking Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viking Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands
- Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
- Prospect
How Far From Spring House Estates 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 Spring House Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Spring House Estates and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Spring House Estates to Bel Air, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring House Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring House Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring House Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6940, Longitude: -76.3216 In this case, the coordinates for Spring House Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Spring House Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.019 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.096 degrees. |