|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blenheim Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blenheim 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 Blenheim Manor:
- 39.491773, -76.555245
- 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 Blenheim 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 Blenheim Manor is near Harford County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Blenheim Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blenheim 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.
- Deer Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
- Dun Rovin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dun Rovin is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Rovin
- Eagle View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Henrys Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
- Hillendale Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
- Locust Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Long Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Manor Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
- Manor Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
- Manor Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Manor Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
- Manor Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
- Manor View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manor View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
- Manor Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Meadowcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Pot Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pot Spring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Spring
- Sunnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sweet Air
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
How Far From Blenheim 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 Blenheim Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Blenheim Manor and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Blenheim Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Blenheim Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Blenheim 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 Blenheim Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4918, Longitude: -76.5552 In this case, the coordinates for Blenheim Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.564 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.277 degrees. |
|
|