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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 Topeka East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Topeka East 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 Topeka East:
- 39.695385, -76.144952
- 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 Topeka East
- 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 Topeka East is near Lancaster County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Topeka East
Curious and Interesting Names Near Topeka East ...
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.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Five Points ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Five Points is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glen Cove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Jacks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
- Jenkins Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Corner is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
- New Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Texas is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Pilot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pilot is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Richards Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Richards Oak is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Oak
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sunview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunview is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
- Vinegar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Whispering Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Topeka East 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 Topeka East to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Topeka East and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Topeka East to Elkton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Topeka East) 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 Topeka East 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 Topeka East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6954, Longitude: -76.1450 In this case, the coordinates for Topeka East have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.306 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.90 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.02 degrees. |
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