Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Charles Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charles Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Charles Manor

• 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 Charles Manor:
  • 39.528440, -76.452741
  • 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 Charles 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
  • Since Charles Manor is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Charles Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charles 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.

• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cloverdale is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Eagle View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Eagle View is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
• Franklins Chance
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
• Gunpowder Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
• Harvest Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
• High Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • High Point is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Hunting Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
• Long Green Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
• Orchard Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
• Pleasantville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Upper Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
• White House Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • White House Park is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
• Willows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Willows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

How Far From Charles 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 Charles 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 Charles Manor and extending to:

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the East.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Charles Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'