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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 Thomas Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomas Run 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 Thomas Run:
- 39.590662, -76.283569
- 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 Thomas Run
- 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 Thomas Run is near Montgomery County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Thomas Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Run ...
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.
- Big Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Bramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bramblewood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Churchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deercreek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deercreek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deercreek
- Deerhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deerhaven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhaven
- Fountain Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Friendship Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Green Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Heritage Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hill-N-Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hill-N-Dale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-N-Dale
- Hillview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Meadow Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Springs is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Moorland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moorland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Pine Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Rolling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Thomas Run 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 Thomas Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Thomas Run and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Thomas Run to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 62 miles [99.8 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thomas Run) 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 Thomas Run 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 Thomas Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5907, Longitude: -76.2836 In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.396 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.122 degrees. |
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