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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 Wilsons Choice, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilsons Choice 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 Wilsons Choice:
- 39.702327, -76.497743
- 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 Wilsons Choice
- 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 Wilsons Choice is near York County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Wilsons Choice
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilsons Choice ...
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.
- Coldstream
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coldstream is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Coventry Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
- Deer Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
- Drybranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drybranch is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drybranch
- Eden Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
- Fawn Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Ivory Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivory Mill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Mill
- Madonna Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Madonna Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna Hills
- Meadow Stream
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadow Stream is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Stream
- Midsummer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midsummer Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midsummer Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Nestling Wind
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nestling Wind is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestling Wind
- New Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
- Stewartstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Wilsons Choice 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 Wilsons Choice to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wilsons Choice and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilsons Choice to Bel Air, 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilsons Choice) 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 Wilsons Choice 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 Wilsons Choice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7023, Longitude: -76.4977 In this case, the coordinates for Wilsons Choice have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.515 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.138 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.168 degrees. |
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