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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 Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harford Downs 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 Downs:
- 39.604828, -76.486631
- 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 Downs
- 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 Downs is near Montgomery County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Downs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harford Downs ...
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.
- Blackhorse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blackhorse is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Chrome Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
- Clover Field
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clover Field is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Field
- Coopstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Coventry Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
- Deer Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
- Federal Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Fox Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
- Foxwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foxwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Franklins Chance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
- Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfields is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Highfield Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highfield Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Park
- Hunt Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunt Crest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crest
- Madonna
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
- Madonna Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Madonna Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna Hills
- Midsummer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midsummer Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midsummer Hill
- Quiet Inheritance
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
- Rolling Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Spooners Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spooners Creek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek
- Spring Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
How Far From Harford Downs 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 Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Harford Downs and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Harford Downs to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harford Downs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Downs 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 Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6048, Longitude: -76.4866 In this case, the coordinates for Harford Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.515 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.123 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.203 degrees. |
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