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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Cross Country 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 Cross Country Estates:
    • 39.549273, -76.473853
    • 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 Cross Country 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 Cross Country Estates 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 Cross Country Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross Country 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.

  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloverdale is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Coopstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coopstown is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
  • Eagle View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle View is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
  • Fox Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
  • Fox Meadows Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
  • Foxwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Foxwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Franklins Chance
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
  • Furnace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Furnace is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
  • Greenfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfields
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greenfields is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
  • Gunpowder Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
  • Harvest Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • High Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • High Point is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Highfield Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Highfield Park is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Park
    • Hunting Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
    • Manor Fields
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
    • Manor Glade
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
    • Manor Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
    • Orchard Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
    • Pleasantville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pleasantville is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Quiet Inheritance
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
    • Upper Crossroads
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
    • White House Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • White House Park is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
    • Willows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Willows is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

How Far From Cross Country Estates to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cross Country Estates 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 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Cross Country Estates 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 54 miles [86.9 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 6,553 miles [10,546 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Cross Country Estates) 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 Cross Country 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 Cross Country Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5493, Longitude: -76.4739       In this case, the coordinates for Cross Country Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.512 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.111 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.22 degrees.