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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 Cherby - Maurlyn Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherby - Maurlyn Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Cherby - Maurlyn Estates
  • 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 Cherby - Maurlyn Estates:
    • 39.715105, -76.360516
    • 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 Cherby - Maurlyn Estates
  • 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 Cherby - Maurlyn Estates is near York County and also Cecil 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 Cecil 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 Cherby - Maurlyn Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherby - Maurlyn Estates ...

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.

  • Bobs Flow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bobs Flow is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Flow
  • Bryansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
  • Bushs Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bushs Corner is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corner
  • Castle Fin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
  • Cooper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cooper is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Delta
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Delta is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
  • Fawn Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Five Forks is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Highland ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Highland is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Highland View is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
  • Minefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Minefield is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
  • New Freedom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Prospect
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Pylesville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rockridge Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
    • Slate Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
    • Street
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Viking Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands
    • Whispering Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Whispering Woods is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods

How Far From Cherby - Maurlyn Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cherby - Maurlyn Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cherby - Maurlyn Estates and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cherby - Maurlyn Estates to Bel Air, 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 51 miles [82.1 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cherby - Maurlyn Estates) 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 Cherby - Maurlyn Estates 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 Cherby - Maurlyn Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7151, Longitude: -76.3605       In this case, the coordinates for Cherby - Maurlyn Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.432 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.046 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.104 degrees.