Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Font Hill Manor:
  • 39.274828, -76.855253
  • 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 Font Hill 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 Font Hill Manor is near Baltimore County and also Carroll 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 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 Font Hill Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Font Hill 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.

• Chapelview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chapelview is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
• Chestnut Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
• Chestnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Daniels ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
  • Former names for Daniels:
  • Alberton
  • Elsyville
• Farside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Farside is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
• Fox Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fox Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Gray
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gray is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Gray Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gray Rock is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
• Gray Rock Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
• Grays Level
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
• Hilltop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hilltop is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Howard Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Howard Heights is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Ivy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
  • Locust Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
  • Longfellow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Longfellow is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Pine Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
  • Rockland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockland is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rolling Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolling Ridge is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
  • Running Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Running Brook is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
  • Sky View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sky View is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
  • Thornbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Thornbrook is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
  • Thunder Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
  • Timber Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
  • Toll House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Toll House is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
  • Vantage Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Vantage Point is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
  • Wheatfield Way
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Font Hill Manor and extending to:

• Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the East.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Font Hill Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'