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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 West View Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West View Shores 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 West View Shores:
- 39.429281, -75.996335
- 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 West View Shores
- 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 West View Shores is near Kent County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 West View Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near West View Shores ...
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.
- Carpenter Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carpenter Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Point
- Earleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Echo Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
- Elk Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harmony Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corner
- Honeysuckle Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Honeysuckle Knoll is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Knoll
- John Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Joy Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Joy Haven is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Haven
- Knocks Folly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knocks Folly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knocks Folly
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Red Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Scotchmans Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scotchmans Glen is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchmans Glen
- Snow Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Still Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Sunset Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunset Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
- Tower Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Point
- Town Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Town Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
- Two Rivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Two Rivers is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
How Far From West View Shores 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 West View Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West View Shores and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West View Shores to Elkton, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West View Shores) 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 West View Shores 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 West View Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4293, Longitude: -75.9963 In this case, the coordinates for West View Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.239 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.065 degrees. |
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