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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 Deer Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Meadows 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 Deer Meadows:
    • 39.652049, -76.489131
    • 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 Deer Meadows
  • 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 Deer Meadows is near Baltimore County and also York 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 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 Deer Meadows

Communities Also Named Deer Meadows ...

We found one communities that are also named Deer Meadows.

Within Maryland, the name Deer Meadows is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Deer Meadows in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Washington
      • Lincoln County
      • This Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,133 miles [3,432.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Meadows that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Deer Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Meadows ...

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.

  • Clover Field
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Clover Field is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Field
  • Coventry Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
  • Drybranch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Drybranch is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drybranch
  • Eden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eden Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
  • Federal Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Federal Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Ivory Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivory Mill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Mill
  • Madonna Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Madonna Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna Hills
  • Midsummer Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Midsummer Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midsummer Hill
  • Quail Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quail Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
  • Rolling Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rolling Knolls is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
  • Spooners Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Spooners Creek is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek
  • Spring Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Spring Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows

How Far From Deer Meadows 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 Deer Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer Meadows and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deer Meadows to Bel Air, with an average speed<2> 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 46 miles [74 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 59 miles [95 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Meadows) 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 Deer Meadows 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 Deer Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6520, Longitude: -76.4891       In this case, the coordinates for Deer Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.513 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.128 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.185 degrees.