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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 Martin Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martin Manor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Martin Manor:
    • 39.418164, -76.298291
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Martin Manor
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Martin Manor ...

We found one communities that share the name Martin Manor.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Martin Manor.

Beyond Maryland.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Martin Manor [Carroll County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Martin 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.

  • Bush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
    • Bush is located in Harford County
  • Bush River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
    • Bush River is located in Harford County
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Harford County
  • Constant Friendship
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constant Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
    • Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
  • Edgewater Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
    • Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
  • Forest Greens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Greens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Greens
    • Forest Greens is located in Harford County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Harford County
  • Green Springs Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
    • Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
  • Gunpowder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunpowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
    • Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
  • Harbour Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Oaks
    • Harbour Oaks is located in Harford County
  • Joppa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Joppa is located in Harford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <3>
  • Joppa Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Landing
    • Joppa Landing is located in Harford County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Long Bar Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bar Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
      • Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
    • Magnolia
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Harford County
    • Oliver Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Beach
      • Oliver Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Rivershore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivershore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivershore
      • Rivershore is located in Harford County
    • Royal Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
      • Royal Heights is located in Harford County
    • Singer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
      • Singer is located in Harford County
    • Singer Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
      • Singer Woods is located in Harford County
    • Trimble Fields
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Fields
      • Trimble Fields is located in Harford County
    • Wildwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Harford County
    • Woodland Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run
      • Woodland Run is located in Harford County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Martin Manor and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Martin Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Martin Manor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Martin Manor 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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Martin Manor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Martin Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4182, Longitude: -76.2983       In this case, the coordinates for Martin Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Martin Manor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.418 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.984 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.198 degrees.









 

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