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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 Greenwood Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood Manor 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 Greenwood Manor:
- 39.440385, -76.491909
- 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 Greenwood 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Greenwood Manor is near Harford County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Greenwood Manor
Communities Also Named Greenwood Manor ...
We found three communities that are also named Greenwood Manor.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Greenwood Manor.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Greenwood Manor in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Prince George's County
- This Greenwood Manor is located in Prince George's County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Greenwood Manor that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Greenwood Manor.
- Wicomico County
- This Greenwood Manor is located in Wicomico County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Greenwood Manor that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Greenwood Manor.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Greenwood Manor is located in Ocean County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenwood Manor that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Greenwood Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood 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.
- Chapel Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Valley
- Cub Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cub Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hill
- Cub Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cub Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hills
- Deer Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
- Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Arm
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Ellen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Ellen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Harmony Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harmony Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hunting Lodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Lodge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lodge
- Jenkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Joppa Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Heights
- Joppa Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Joppa View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
- Kings Country
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
- Kingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Long Green Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
- Manor Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
- Manor View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manor View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
- Manor Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Meadowcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
- Merrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Necker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Necker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
- Notch Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Silver Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
- Silver Spring Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
- Summer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
How Far From Greenwood 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 Greenwood Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwood Manor and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Greenwood Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 47 miles [75.6 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Greenwood Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4404, Longitude: -76.4919 In this case, the coordinates for Greenwood Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.531 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.115 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.271 degrees. |
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