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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 Tailwinds Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tailwinds Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tailwinds Estates:
    • 39.681500, -75.966611
    • 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 Tailwinds 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Tailwinds Estates is near Chester County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Tailwinds Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tailwinds 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.

  • Blake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blake is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Blue Ball Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
  • Blueball
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blueball is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueball
  • Boomdecker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
  • Cedar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Chrome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
  • Elk Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
  • Glen Hope ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Hope is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
  • Highpoint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Highpoint is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • Indian Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Falls is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
  • Leslie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Leslie is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Mechanic Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanic Valley is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Valley
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Nellys Corner ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Nellys Corner is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellys Corner
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ponds Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponds Edge is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds Edge
    • Providence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Providence is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Stony Chase Court
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony Chase Court is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Chase Court
    • Sunset Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sunset Gardens is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens
    • Sunset Knoll
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Sweet Grass Meadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweet Grass Meadow is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass Meadow
    • Timberbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Timberbrook is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberbrook
    • Union Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • Zion
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Zion is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tailwinds Estates and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Tailwinds Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tailwinds Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Tailwinds Estates 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 Tailwinds Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6815, Longitude: -75.9666       In this case, the coordinates for Tailwinds Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.201 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.779 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.95 degrees.