Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harold Heights:
  • 39.509275, -76.298569
  • 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 Harold Heights

• 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 Harold Heights 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 Harold Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harold Heights ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bright Oaks is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
• Calvary
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
• Camelot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Camelot is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cedar Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
• Constant Friendship
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
• Evergreen Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Evergreen Heights is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
• Fairway
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fairway is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
• Forest Lawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forest Lawn is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
• Fountain Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fountain Glen is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Glen
• Fountain Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fountain Green is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
• Green Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Ridge is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Hemlock Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hemlock Ridge is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ridge
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Homestead Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Homestead Village is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
  • Hunters Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunters Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
  • Ivy Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ivy Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
  • Kings Charter
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Charter is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
  • Michaels Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Michaels Corner is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Corner
  • Parsons Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Parsons Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Ridge
  • Royal Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Royal Heights is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
  • Sable Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sable Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Woods
  • Scots Fancy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Scots Fancy is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scots Fancy
  • Shucks Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shucks Corners is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucks Corners
  • Singer Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Singer Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
  • Temple Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Temple Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
  • Todd Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Todd Lakes is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Lakes
  • Woodland Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodland Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Harold Heights and extending to:

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Harold Heights 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 57 miles [91.7 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 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'