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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 Locust Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust 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 Locust Manor:
- 39.201218, -76.793306
- 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 Locust 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Locust Manor is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Locust Manor
Communities Also Named Locust Manor ...
We found two communities that are also named Locust Manor.
Within Maryland, the name Locust Manor is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Locust Manor is located in Ocean County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Locust Manor that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Locust Manor.
- New York
- Queens County
- This Locust Manor is located in Queens County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Locust Manor that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Locust Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust 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.
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedars is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Elkhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Locust Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Locust Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
- Long Reach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Long Reach is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Marble Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marble Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Mission Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Phelps Luck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Thunder Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Timber Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timber Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
- Timberview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Timberview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
- Woodland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Locust Manor 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 Locust Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Locust Manor and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Locust Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 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- Locust Manor) 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 Locust 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 Locust Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2012, Longitude: -76.7933 In this case, the coordinates for Locust Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.726 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.30 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.493 degrees. |
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