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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 Mayfield Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayfield 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 Mayfield Manor:
    • 39.190663, -76.782472
    • 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 Mayfield 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 Mayfield 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 Mayfield Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayfield 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Bridewell ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
  • Cedars
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedars is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
  • Champion Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
  • Dasher Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dasher Green is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
  • Elkhorn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkridge Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Heritage Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Hopewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Howard Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard Hills is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Jessup
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jonestown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jonestown is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Lawyers Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
    • Locust Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Locust Park is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
    • Long Reach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Reach is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
    • Magnolia ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Magnolia is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • 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 southwest)
      • Mission Heights is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
    • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange Grove is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Phelps Luck
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
    • Pleasant View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant View is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rockburn Commons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
    • Springwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
    • Thunder Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
    • Timber Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 northeast)
      • Timberview is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
    • Woodland Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mayfield 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Mayfield Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayfield Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Mayfield 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 Mayfield Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1907, Longitude: -76.7825       In this case, the coordinates for Mayfield Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.72 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.291 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.493 degrees.