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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 Montford Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montford Glen 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 Montford Glen:
- 39.551495, -76.430240
- 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 Montford Glen
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Montford Glen is near Montgomery County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Montford Glen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montford Glen ...
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.
- Cedarwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedarwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Coopstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Franklins Chance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
- Frogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Greenfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfields is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Gunpowder Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
- Harvest Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Highfield Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highfield Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Park
- Hunting Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Marywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marywood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Orchard Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
- Parliament Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rock Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Upper Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- White House Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White House Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
- Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Winters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Montford Glen 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 Montford Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Montford Glen and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Montford Glen to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 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<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Montford Glen) 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 Montford Glen 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 Montford Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5515, Longitude: -76.4302 In this case, the coordinates for Montford Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.486 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.082 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.20 degrees. |
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