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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 Harborview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harborview 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 Harborview:
    • 39.282330, -76.525797
    • 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 Harborview
  • 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 Harborview is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Harborview

Communities Also Named Harborview ...

We found three communities that are also named Harborview.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Harborview.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Queen Anne's County
      • This Harborview is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Harborview that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Harborview.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Harborview is located in Fairfield County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harborview that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Harborview.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • Although located in Brazoria County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Harborview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harborview ...

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.

  • Airport Beach ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Airport Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Beach
  • Fells Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fells Point is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells Point
  • Garden Village Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
  • Gardenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Golden Ring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
  • Goldentree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
  • Goodnow Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Goodnow Hill is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow Hill
  • Graceland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Graceland is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
  • Gray Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gray Haven is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Haven
  • Hall Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hall Spring is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Spring
  • Hartland Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
  • Hartland Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • High Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Hillbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
    • Holland Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
    • Homestead
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Homestead is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
    • Lauraville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
    • Little Italy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Little Italy is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
    • Middlesex
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Orangeville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Riverview ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Riverview is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stab
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Stab is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harborview and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harborview to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harborview) 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 Harborview 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 Harborview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2823, Longitude: -76.5258       In this case, the coordinates for Harborview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.562 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.126 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.348 degrees.