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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 Wilson Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilson Mill 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 Wilson Mill:
- 39.616775, -76.201899
- 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 Wilson Mill
- 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 Wilson Mill is near Cecil County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Wilson Mill
Communities Also Named Wilson Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Wilson Mill.
Within Maryland, the name Wilson Mill is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Wilson Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Wilson Mill is located in Fannin County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wilson Mill that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Wilson Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilson Mill ...
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.
- Chapel Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Deercreek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deercreek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deercreek
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Foxridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Glen Cove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Cove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Holly Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Haven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Hopewell Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Jacks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
- Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Quaker Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
- Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Rolling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Thomas Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Wilson Mill 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 Wilson Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilson Mill and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wilson Mill to Bel Air, with an average speed<3> 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 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wilson Mill 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 Wilson Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6168, Longitude: -76.2019 In this case, the coordinates for Wilson Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.346 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.933 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.076 degrees. |
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