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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 Harmans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmans 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 Harmans:
    • 39.157330, -76.696636
    • 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 Harmans
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Harmans is near Howard County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Harmans

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmans ...

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.

  • Champion Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
  • Derby Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Derby Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Farms
  • Dundee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dundee is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Elkridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elkridge Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
  • Ferndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greentree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greentree is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Homeland Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Homeland Park is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
  • Lake Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Marble Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
  • Meadow Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Brook is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Pioneer City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Provinces
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Provinces is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provinces
    • Redbridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Redbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbridge
    • Ridgeview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Ridgeview is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Rockburn Commons
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
    • Sandalwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sandalwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
    • Sandridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Seven Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Spring Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Spring Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Springwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
    • Stillmeadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Stillmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmeadow
    • Stony Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stony Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
    • Strawberry Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Strawberry Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
    • Timber Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Village Square
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Village Square is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
    • Woodlawn Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
    • Woods Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woods Edge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
    • Woodside Square
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodside Square is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Square

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harmans and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harmans to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 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- Harmans) 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 Harmans 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 Harmans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1573, Longitude: -76.6966       In this case, the coordinates for Harmans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.672 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.231 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.47 degrees.