Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Dunsen Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunsen Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dunsen Heights

• 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 Dunsen Heights:
  • 39.655939, -76.377461
  • 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 Dunsen Heights

• 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 Dunsen Heights 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 Dunsen Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunsen Heights ...

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 northwest)
  • Bushs Corner is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corner
• Cherry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Ferncliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferncliff is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
• Highland ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Highland is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Highland View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Highland View is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
• Minefield
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Minefield is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
• Pylesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pylesville is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pylesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pylesville <1>
• Rockridge Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
• Scenic View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Scenic View is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
• Street
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Street is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Street <1>
• Viking Highlands
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands
• Whispering Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Whispering Woods is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods

How Far From Dunsen Heights 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 Dunsen Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the South.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Dunsen Heights 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 63 miles [101.4 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 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'