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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 Beetree Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beetree Manor 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 Beetree Manor:
- 39.701215, -76.687194
- 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 Beetree 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Beetree Manor is near York County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Beetree Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beetree 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.
- Beetree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beetree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Freeland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Freeland Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
- Gores Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Harris Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Sunset View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Valley Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
- Windtree Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley
How Far From Beetree Manor 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 Beetree 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 Beetree Manor and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beetree Manor to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two 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 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beetree 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 Beetree 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 Beetree Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7012, Longitude: -76.6872 In this case, the coordinates for Beetree Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.627 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.266 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.25 degrees. |
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