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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 Manor View Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manor View Farms 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 View Farms:
- 39.552328, -76.563579
- 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 View Farms
- 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 Manor View Farms is near Harford County and also Montgomery 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 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 Manor View Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manor View Farms ...
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.
- Cloverfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Eagle View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
- Fox Meadows Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Foxwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foxwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Henrys Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
- Hillendale Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
- Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Manor Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Brook
- Manor Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Manor Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
- Manor Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
- Manor Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sweet Air
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
How Far From Manor View Farms to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 View Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Manor View Farms and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Manor View Farms to Towson, 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 39 miles [62.8 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of 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 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Manor View Farms) 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 Manor View Farms 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 View Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5523, Longitude: -76.5636 In this case, the coordinates for Manor View Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.565 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.171 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.257 degrees. |
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