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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 Cherrywood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherrywood Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cherrywood Estates:
    • 39.631495, -76.390239
    • 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 Cherrywood 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 Cherrywood Estates is near Montgomery County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Cherrywood Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherrywood 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.

  • Bushs Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bushs Corner is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corner
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Chrome Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
  • Ferncliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ferncliff is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
  • Highland ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Highland is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Minefield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Minefield is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
  • Pheasant Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pheasant Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Ridge
  • Rockridge Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
  • Scenic View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Scenic View is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
  • Seven Cedars
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Seven Cedars is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
  • Stirrup Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Stirrup Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Run
  • Street
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Whispering Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods

How Far From Cherrywood 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 Cherrywood 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 Cherrywood Estates and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Cherrywood Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 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 about three full 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 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cherrywood 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 Cherrywood 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 Cherrywood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6315, Longitude: -76.3902       In this case, the coordinates for Cherrywood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.456 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.06 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.151 degrees.