Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Madonna Manor:
  • 39.629550, -76.505243
  • 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 Madonna 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
  • Since Madonna Manor 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 Madonna Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Madonna 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.

• Blackhorse
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Blackhorse is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
• Clover Field
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Clover Field is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Field
• Coventry Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
• Deer Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deer Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
• Drybranch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Drybranch is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drybranch
• Eden Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
• Federal Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Federal Hill is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
• Fox Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fox Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
• Fox Meadows Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
• Furnace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Furnace is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Greenfields
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenfields is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
• Hunt Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hunt Crest is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crest
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Ivory Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivory Mill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Mill
  • Madonna
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Madonna is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
  • Madonna Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Madonna Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna Hills
  • Midsummer Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Midsummer Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midsummer Hill
  • Quail Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Quail Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
  • Quiet Inheritance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
  • Rolling Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rolling Knolls is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
  • Spooners Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spooners Creek is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek
  • Spring Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Spring Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows

How Far From Madonna 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 Madonna Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Madonna Manor to Bel Air, with an average speed<2> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south (S). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'