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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 Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harford Furnace 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 Furnace:
- 39.495009, -76.261302
- 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 Furnace
- 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 Furnace is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Furnace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harford Furnace ...
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.
- Bright Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bright Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
- Bush
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bush is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Bush River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bush River is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
- Calvary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Calvary is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Constant Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
- Evergreen Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairway is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Forest Greens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Greens is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Greens
- Fountain Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Glen is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Glen
- Friendship Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Happy Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Happy Knoll is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Knoll
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harold Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harold Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Heights
- Hemlock Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hemlock Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ridge
- Hunters Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ivy Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Kings Charter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Charter is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Long Bar Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
- Michaels Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Michaels Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Corner
- Parsons Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parsons Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Ridge
- Rivershore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rivershore is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivershore
- Royal Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Royal Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Sable Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sable Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Woods
- Scots Fancy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scots Fancy is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scots Fancy
- Shucks Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shucks Corners is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucks Corners
- Singer Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Singer Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
- Temple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Todd Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Lakes is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Lakes
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodland Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run
How Far From Harford Furnace 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 Harford Furnace 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 Furnace and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Harford Furnace to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 58 miles [93.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harford Furnace) 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 Furnace 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 Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4950, Longitude: -76.2613 In this case, the coordinates for Harford Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.39 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.964 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.151 degrees. |
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