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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 Chalfone Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chalfone 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 Chalfone Manor:
- 39.277329, -76.781640
- 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 Chalfone 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 Chalfone Manor is near Howard County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Chalfone Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chalfone 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.
- Chapelview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chapelview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
- Chestnut Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Fair Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
- Frederick Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gray is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gray Rock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
- Grays Level
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
- Harristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harristown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Howard Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Howard Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
- Ivy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rolling Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Thistle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thistle is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Timber Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
- Toll House
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Toll House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
- Wheatfield Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
How Far From Chalfone 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 Chalfone 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 Chalfone Manor and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chalfone Manor to Towson, with an average speed<2> 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chalfone 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 Chalfone 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 Chalfone Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2773, Longitude: -76.7816 In this case, the coordinates for Chalfone Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.714 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.298 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.459 degrees. |
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