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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 Florence Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Florence Manor 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 Florence Manor:
    • 39.322049, -77.119148
    • 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 Florence Manor
  • 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Since Florence Manor is near Montgomery County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Florence Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Florence Manor ...

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.

  • Bootjack
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bootjack is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
  • Daisy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Daisy is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Daisy Meadows is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
  • Dales Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dales Delight is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Delight
  • Flag Marsh Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Flag Marsh Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Marsh Heights
  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Florence is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Florence Farms is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Farms
  • Hickory Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Jaycox
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jaycox is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaycox
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lisbon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Long Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Long Corner is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
    • Nursery View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Nursery View is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery View
    • Poplar Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Poplar Springs is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Twin Maples
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Twin Maples is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Maples
    • Watersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Watersville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville

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

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

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Florence Manor to Ellicott City, 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 41 miles [66 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Florence Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Florence Manor 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 Florence Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3220, Longitude: -77.1191       In this case, the coordinates for Florence Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.911 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.528 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.585 degrees.