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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 Liberty Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liberty Manor 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 Liberty Manor:
- 39.356495, -76.787474
- 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 Liberty Manor
- 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 Liberty Manor is near Howard County and also Baltimore City, 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 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 Liberty Manor
Communities Also Named Liberty Manor ...
We found one communities that are also named Liberty Manor.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Liberty Manor.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Carroll County
- This Liberty Manor is located in Carroll County and lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Liberty Manor that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Liberty Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Liberty Manor ...
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.
- Falcon Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Fields of Harvest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fields of Harvest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Harvest
- Foxridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Heraldry Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
- Imperial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- Julian Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
- Kings Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kingswood Common
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
- Kraft Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kraft Corner is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Corner
- Lyonswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
- Merrymount
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Randall Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Randall Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ridge
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Randallstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rolling Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Whispering Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
- Willow Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Liberty Manor 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 Liberty Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Liberty Manor and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Liberty Manor to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberty Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Liberty Manor 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 Liberty Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3565, Longitude: -76.7875 In this case, the coordinates for Liberty Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.308 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.43 degrees. |
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