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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 Susquehanna River Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Susquehanna River Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Susquehanna River Hills
  • 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 Susquehanna River Hills:
    • 39.571500, -76.131618
    • 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 Susquehanna River Hills
  • 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 Susquehanna River Hills is near Cecil County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Susquehanna River Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Susquehanna River Hills ...

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.

  • Chapel Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
  • Craigtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Craigtown is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigtown
  • Foxridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Foxridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Frank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Frank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Frenchtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Grace Harbour
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Grace Harbour is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Harbour
  • Green Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Valley is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Holly Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holly Haven is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
  • Honeysuckle Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
  • Hopewell Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
  • Jacks Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
  • Level
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Level is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Manor Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
    • Meadowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowvale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Meadowvale is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
    • Misty Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
    • Paradise Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Perry Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Perry Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
    • Port Deposit
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quaker Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
    • Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rock is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Rock Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rock Run is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
    • Sunnyside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Swan Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Swan Creek is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
    • Swan Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Swan Meadows is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows

How Far From Susquehanna River Hills 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 Susquehanna River Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Susquehanna River Hills and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Susquehanna River Hills to Bel Air, with an average speed<3> 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 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- Susquehanna River Hills) 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 Susquehanna River Hills 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 Susquehanna River Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5715, Longitude: -76.1316       In this case, the coordinates for Susquehanna River Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.307 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.882 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.065 degrees.