Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eagle View:
  • 39.526495, -76.499132
  • 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 Eagle View

• 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 Eagle View 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 Eagle View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle View ...

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.

• Foxwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Foxwood is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
• Franklins Chance
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
• Greenfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Hunting Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
• Locust Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Manor Fields
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
• Manor Glade
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
• Manor Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
• Manor Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
• Manor Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
• Orchard Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
• Sweet Air
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
• Upper Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads

How Far From Eagle View 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 Eagle View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Eagle View 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 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Eagle View 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 52 miles [83.7 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 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'