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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 Glenora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenora and the surrounding area.
- 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 Glenora:
- 39.583721, -76.147730
- 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 Glenora
- 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 Glenora is near Cecil County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Glenora
Communities Also Named Glenora ...
We found eight communities that are also named Glenora.
Within Maryland, the name Glenora is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, four are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Glenora lies 2,717 miles [4,372.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Glenora that is located in Harford County.
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Glenora [Jewell County].
- Manitoba
- This Glenora lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the northwest of the Glenora that is located in Harford County.
- New York
- Yates County
- This Glenora is located in Yates County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the north of the Glenora that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Glenora.
- Nova Scotia
- This Glenora lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glenora that is located in Harford County.
- Ontario
- This Glenora lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the north of the Glenora that is located in Harford County.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Glenora [Butler County].
- Virginia
- Spotsylvania County
- This Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glenora that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Glenora.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenora ...
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.
- Chapel Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Foxridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Frenchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Grace Harbour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Harbour is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Harbour
- Holly Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Haven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Hopewell Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowvale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Port Deposit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
- Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rock Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
How Far From Glenora 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 Glenora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenora and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glenora to Bel Air, with an average speed<4> 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glenora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Glenora could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Glenora 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 Glenora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5837, Longitude: -76.1477 In this case, the coordinates for Glenora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.316 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.894 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.067 degrees. |
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