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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 Harbor Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbor Valley Estates 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 Harbor Valley Estates:
- 39.220941, -76.622745
- 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 Harbor Valley Estates
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Harbor Valley Estates is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Harbor Valley Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbor Valley Estates ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- English Consul
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- English Consul is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Consul
- Ferndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Furnace Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Furnace Branch is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Branch
- Grove Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grove Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Ridge
- Harris Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harris Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
- Heritage Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heritage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hill
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Lynnbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lynnbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
- Minersville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Minersville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Monumental
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Monumental is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rippling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rippling Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippling Ridge
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Willow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Woodlawn Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
How Far From Harbor Valley Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harbor Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harbor Valley Estates and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harbor Valley Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 18 miles [29 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harbor Valley Estates) 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 Harbor Valley Estates 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 Harbor Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2209, Longitude: -76.6227 In this case, the coordinates for Harbor Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.624 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.187 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.413 degrees. |
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