Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Village of Church Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village of Church Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Village of Church Creek

• 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 Village of Church Creek:
  • 39.478164, -76.254956
  • 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 Village of Church Creek

• 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 Village of Church Creek is near Baltimore County and also Kent 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 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 Village of Church Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Village of Church Creek ...

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.

• Bright Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bright Oaks is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
• Bush
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bush is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
• Bush River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bush River is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
• Calvary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Calvary is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearview is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Constant Friendship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
• Fairway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairway is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
• Forest Greens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Greens is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Greens
• Happy Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Knoll is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Knoll
• Harbour Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harbour Oaks is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Oaks
• Harold Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harold Heights is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Heights
• Hemlock Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hemlock Ridge is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ridge
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Hunters Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
  • Ivy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ivy Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
  • Kings Charter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Charter is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
  • Long Bar Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
  • Michaels Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Michaels Corner is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Corner
  • Rivershore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rivershore is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivershore
  • Royal Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Royal Heights is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
  • Shucks Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Shucks Corners is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucks Corners
  • Singer Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Singer Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
  • Temple Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Temple Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
  • Todd Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Todd Lakes is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Lakes
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Woodland Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Woodland Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run

How Far From Village of Church Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Village of Church Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Village of Church Creek and extending to:

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Village of Church Creek to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 57 miles [91.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'