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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 Bar Harbor Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bar Harbor Manor 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 Bar Harbor Manor:
    • 39.155387, -76.509129
    • 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 Bar Harbor Manor
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Bar Harbor Manor is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Bar Harbor Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bar Harbor Manor ...

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.

  • Chase Wood Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chase Wood Run is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Wood Run
  • Clear Water Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clear Water Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water Beach
  • Cottage Grove Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cottage Grove Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Beach
  • Creek View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
  • Elizabeths Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Elizabeths Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Landing
  • Fairhaven Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
  • Greenland Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Greenland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Beach
  • High Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • High Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hillside Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hillside Park is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
  • Lake View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lake View is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Orchard Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rock Creek Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rock Creek Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Landing
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Rock Creek Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
    • Rock Hill Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rock Hill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Beach
    • Rockhill Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rockhill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Beach
    • Rockview Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rockview Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Beach
    • Rockwood Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rockwood Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Beach
    • Sanders Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
    • School Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • School Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Gardens
    • Stoney View
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Stoney View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney View
    • Stony Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stony Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
    • Sunset Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Surfside
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
    • View Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • View Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point

How Far From Bar Harbor Manor 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 Bar Harbor Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bar Harbor Manor and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bar Harbor Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bar Harbor Manor) 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 Bar Harbor Manor 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 Bar Harbor Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1554, Longitude: -76.5091       In this case, the coordinates for Bar Harbor Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.561 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.106 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.391 degrees.