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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 Talbott Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Talbott Springs 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 Talbott Springs:
- 39.212607, -76.847474
- 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 Talbott Springs
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Talbott Springs is near Baltimore County and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Talbott Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Talbott Springs ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cedar Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Dasher Green
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dasher Green is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
- Elkhorn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Fox Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Harpers Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Hobbits Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jonestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Locust Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Locust Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
- Long Reach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Long Reach is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Longfellow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longfellow is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Phelps Luck
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
- Running Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Running Brook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Thunder Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Timber Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
- Vantage Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vantage Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
How Far From Talbott Springs 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 Talbott Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Talbott Springs and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Talbott Springs to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Talbott Springs) 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 Talbott Springs 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 Talbott Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2126, Longitude: -76.8475 In this case, the coordinates for Talbott Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.757 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.337 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.512 degrees. |
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