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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 Harvest Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harvest Hills 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 Harvest Hills:
- 39.536218, -76.439130
- 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 Harvest Hills
- 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 Harvest Hills 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 Harvest Hills
Communities Also Named Harvest Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Harvest Hills.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Harvest Hills.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Harvest Hills in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Frederick County
- This Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west of the Harvest Hills that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Harvest Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Harvest Hills is located in York County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Harvest Hills that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Harvest Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harvest Hills ...
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.
- Cedarwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Coopstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Eagle View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
- Forest Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Foxwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Foxwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Franklins Chance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
- Frogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Greenfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfields is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Gunpowder Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Highfield Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highfield Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Park
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hunting Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Long Green Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
- Lynchs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Marywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marywood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Orchard Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
- Parliament Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Rock Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Upper Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- White House Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- White House Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
- Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Winters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Harvest Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harvest Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harvest Hills and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Harvest Hills 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 54 miles [86.9 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 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harvest Hills) 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 Harvest Hills 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 Harvest Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5362, Longitude: -76.4391 In this case, the coordinates for Harvest Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.492 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.087 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.21 degrees. |
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