Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Town Commons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Town Commons and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Town Commons

• 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 Town Commons:
  • 39.570948, -75.981613
  • 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 Town Commons

• 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 Town Commons is near Harford County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Town Commons

Curious and Interesting Names Near Town Commons ...

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.

• Bacon Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
• Carpenter Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Carpenter Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Point
• Chestnut Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Point
• Craigtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Craigtown is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigtown
• Elk Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
• Elkmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elkmore is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmore
• Frenchtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Green Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Haven is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
• Indian Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Falls is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
• Joy Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Joy Haven is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Haven
• Leslie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leslie is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Manor Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Mariners Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mariners Cove is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
  • Mechanic Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mechanic Valley is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Valley
  • Mountain Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
  • Perry Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Perry Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
  • Poplar Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Poplar Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
  • Prestige Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
  • Quails Nest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Quails Nest is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
  • Red Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Red Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
  • Stony Chase Court
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stony Chase Court is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Chase Court
  • Sunnyside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunset Knoll
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Knoll is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
  • Sweet Grass Meadow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sweet Grass Meadow is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass Meadow
  • Timberbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Timberbrook is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberbrook

How Far From Town Commons 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 Town Commons to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Town Commons to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 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 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'