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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 Harford Commons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harford Commons 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 Harford Commons:
- 39.418997, -76.302458
- 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 Harford Commons
- 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 Harford Commons is near Baltimore County and also Kent 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 Kent 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 Harford Commons
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harford Commons ...
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.
- Bush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Bush River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush River is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Constant Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
- Edgewater Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Forest Greens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Greens is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Greens
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Springs Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Gunpowder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
- Harbour Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harbour Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Oaks
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Joppa Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa Landing is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Landing
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Long Bar Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Oliver Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Beach
- Rivershore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rivershore is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivershore
- Royal Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Singer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Singer Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
- Trimble Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trimble Fields is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Fields
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodland Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run
How Far From Harford Commons 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 Harford Commons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harford Commons and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Harford Commons 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 53 miles [85.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harford Commons) 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 Harford Commons 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 Harford Commons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4190, Longitude: -76.3025 In this case, the coordinates for Harford Commons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.42 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.199 degrees. |
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