Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Harford Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harford Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harford Manor

• 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 Manor:
  • 39.432608, -76.271345
  • 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 Manor

• 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 Manor 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 Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harford Manor ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bush is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
• Bush River
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bush River is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clearview is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Constant Friendship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
• Edgewater Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
• Forest Greens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Greens is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Greens
• Harbour Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harbour Oaks is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Oaks
• Long Bar Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
• Magnolia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Rivershore
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rivershore is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivershore
• Royal Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Royal Heights is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
• Trimble Fields
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Trimble Fields is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Fields
• Wildwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Woodland Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Run is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run

How Far From Harford Manor 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 Manor 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 Manor 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 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Harford Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 55 miles [88.5 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 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'