|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Manor Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manor Heights 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 Manor Heights:
- 39.608167, -76.078005
- 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 Manor Heights
- 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Since Manor Heights is near Harford County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Manor Heights
Communities Also Named Manor Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Manor Heights.
Within Maryland, the name Manor Heights is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Manor Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Manor Heights that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Manor Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Manor Heights is located in Armstrong County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Manor Heights that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Manor Heights.
- Wisconsin
- Sheboygan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Manor Heights [Sheboygan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manor Heights ...
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.
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Craigtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Craigtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigtown
- Frank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Frenchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Grace Harbour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Harbour is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Harbour
- Honeysuckle Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
- Jacks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
- Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Meadowvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowvale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Misty Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Perry Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Port Deposit
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quaker Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
- Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunset Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Knoll is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Manor Heights 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 Manor Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manor Heights and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Manor Heights to Elkton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manor Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Manor Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Manor Heights 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 Manor Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6082, Longitude: -76.0780 In this case, the coordinates for Manor Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.273 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.849 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.027 degrees. |
|
|