Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hunters Harbor:
  • 39.097054, -76.456627
  • 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 Hunters Harbor

• 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 Hunters Harbor is near Baltimore County and also Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's 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 Hunters Harbor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters Harbor ...

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.

• Birchwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Birchwood is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Chase Wood Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chase Wood Run is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Wood Run
• Cherrywood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Crystal Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
• Deer Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Deer Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
• Divinity Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Divinity Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divinity Cove
• Eagle Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eagle Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
• Fairhaven Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
• Fernbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fernbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
• Green Gables
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Gables is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
• Greenholly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenholly is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenholly
• Herons Watch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Herons Watch is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Watch
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Hickory Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
  • Hidden Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Ridge
  • Indian Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Jacobsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacobsville is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
  • Lake Shore
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Long Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Long Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
  • Longview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Longview is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Paradise Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Paradise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
  • Pine Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Poplar Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Poplar Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
  • Riding Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
  • Rock Creek Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
  • Smugglers Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Smugglers Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smugglers Cove
  • Tree Tops
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Tree Tops is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Tops
  • Twin Harbors
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Harbors is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Harbors

How Far From Hunters Harbor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hunters Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hunters Harbor to White House, 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 about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'