Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dairy Manor Farms:
  • 39.648993, -76.672749
  • 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 Dairy Manor Farms

• 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 Dairy Manor Farms is near Harford County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Dairy Manor Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dairy Manor Farms ...

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.

• Beetree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beetree is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
• Brandy Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brandy Springs is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Springs
• Coachmans Field
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Coachmans Field is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Field
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Freeland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Freeland is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <1>
• Gores Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
• Graystone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Graystone is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
• Hamlet Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
• Hunters Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
• Prettyboy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prettyboy is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy
• Prettyboy Garth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prettyboy Garth is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Garth
• Spook Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
• Valley Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
• Windtree Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley

How Far From Dairy Manor Farms 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 Dairy Manor Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dairy Manor Farms and extending to:

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dairy Manor Farms to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two 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 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'