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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 Hartley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartley 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 Hartley:
- 39.448718, -76.472741
- 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 Hartley
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Hartley is near Harford County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Hartley
Communities Also Named Hartley ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Hartley.
Within Maryland, the name Hartley is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Polk County
- This Hartley is located in Polk County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hartley that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Hartley.
- California
- Solano County
- This Hartley is located in Solano County and lies 2,417 miles [3,889.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hartley that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Hartley.
- Georgia
- Peach County
- This Hartley is located in Peach County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hartley that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peach County community of Hartley.
- Iowa
- O'Brien County
- This Hartley is located in O'Brien County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hartley that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the O'Brien County community of Hartley.
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Hartley is located in Pike County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hartley that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Hartley.
- Michigan
- Gogebic County
- This Hartley is located in Gogebic County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hartley that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Hartley.
- Ontario
- This Hartley lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hartley that is located in Baltimore County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Hartley is located in Bedford County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hartley that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Hartley.
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hartley [York County].
- South Dakota
- Haakon County
- This Hartley is located in Haakon County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hartley that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haakon County community of Hartley.
- Texas
- Hartley County
- This Hartley is located in Hartley County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hartley that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartley County community of Hartley.
- West Virginia
- Ritchie County
- This Hartley is located in Ritchie County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hartley that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Hartley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartley ...
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.
- Chapel Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Valley
- Cub Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cub Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hill
- Cub Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cub Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hills
- Deer Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
- Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Arm
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hunting Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Lodge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lodge
- Jenkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jerusalem Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Joppa Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
- Joppa View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kings Country
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
- Kingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Long Green Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
- Manor Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
- Manor View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manor View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
- Manor Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Meadowcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Notch Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
- Pine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Silver Spring Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
How Far From Hartley 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 Hartley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Hartley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hartley and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Hartley to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hartley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Hartley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hartley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hartley 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 Hartley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4487, Longitude: -76.4727 In this case, the coordinates for Hartley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.519 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.103 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.259 degrees. |
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