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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 Two Rivers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Two Rivers 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 Two Rivers:
    • 39.489559, -75.905497
    • 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 Two Rivers
  • 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 Two Rivers is near New Castle County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Two Rivers

Communities Also Named Two Rivers ...

We found ten communities that are also named Two Rivers.

Within Maryland, the name Two Rivers is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, six are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Two Rivers lies 3,247 miles [5,225.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Two Rivers that is located in Cecil County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Two Rivers lies 2,312 miles [3,720.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Two Rivers that is located in Cecil County.
    • California
      • Plumas County
      • This Two Rivers is located in Plumas County and lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Two Rivers that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Two Rivers.
    • Michigan
      • Isabella County
      • This Two Rivers is located in Isabella County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Two Rivers that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Two Rivers.
    • Minnesota
      • Mower County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Mower County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Two Rivers.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Two Rivers lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Two Rivers that is located in Cecil County.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Two Rivers.
    • Saskatchewan
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County and lies 2,199 miles [3,538.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Two Rivers that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Two Rivers.
    • Wisconsin
      • Manitowoc County
      • This Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Two Rivers that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Two Rivers.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Two Rivers ...

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.

  • Elk Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Ferry is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ferry
  • Elk Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Forest is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
  • Elk Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
  • Elk River Basin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk River Basin is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Basin
  • Green Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
  • Harbor View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbor View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Honeysuckle Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Honeysuckle Knoll is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Knoll
  • Joy Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Joy Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Haven
  • Scotchmans Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Scotchmans Glen is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchmans Glen
  • Snow Hill ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Snow Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Tower Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tower Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Point
  • Town Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Town Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point

How Far From Two Rivers 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 Two Rivers to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Two Rivers and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Two Rivers to Elkton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Two Rivers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Two Rivers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Two Rivers could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>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 Two Rivers 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 Two Rivers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4896, Longitude: -75.9055       In this case, the coordinates for Two Rivers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.18 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.725 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.002 degrees.