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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 Meadowcliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowcliff 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 Meadowcliff:
    • 39.451218, -76.531633
    • 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 Meadowcliff
  • 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 Meadowcliff is near Harford County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Meadowcliff

Communities Also Named Meadowcliff ...

We found one communities that are also named Meadowcliff.

Within Maryland, the name Meadowcliff is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Meadowcliff in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Meadowcliff is located in Pulaski County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Meadowcliff that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Meadowcliff.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowcliff ...

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.

  • Cub Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cub Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hills
  • Deer Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Deer Woods is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Woods
  • Glen Arm
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glen Ellen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Ellen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
  • Hunting Lodge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hunting Lodge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lodge
  • Long Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Long Green is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
  • Manor Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
  • Manor Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
  • Manor View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Manor View is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
  • Manor Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Manor Woods is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
  • Notch Cliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
  • Pine Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Providence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Summer Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadowcliff and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Meadowcliff to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Meadowcliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Meadowcliff 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 Meadowcliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4512, Longitude: -76.5316       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowcliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.553 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.143 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.283 degrees.