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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 Moorland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moorland 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 Moorland:
- 39.561218, -76.304402
- 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 Moorland
- 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 Moorland 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 Moorland
Communities Also Named Moorland ...
We found six communities that are also named Moorland.
Within Maryland, the name Moorland is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Webster County
- This Moorland is located in Webster County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moorland that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Moorland.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Moorland is located in Jefferson County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the west of the Moorland that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Moorland.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Moorland [Rapides Parish].
- Michigan
- Muskegon County
- This Moorland is located in Muskegon County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moorland that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskegon County community of Moorland.
- Ohio
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Moorland [Wayne County].
- Washington
- King County
- This Moorland is located in King County and lies 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moorland that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Moorland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moorland ...
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.
- Big Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Bramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bramblewood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Calvary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Churchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cool Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Deerhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deerhaven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhaven
- Evergreen Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Fairway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairway is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Forest Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Fountain Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fountain Glen is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Glen
- Fountain Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fountain Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Friendship Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friendship Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Continue List (31 more) ...
- Frogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Green Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Harold Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harold Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Heights
- Hemlock Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ridge
- Heritage Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hill-N-Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill-N-Dale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-N-Dale
- Hillview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Homestead Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Howard Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Kings Charter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Charter is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Longmeadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Longmeadow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Majors Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Majors Choice is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Choice
- Marywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marywood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Meadow Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadow Springs is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Michaels Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Michaels Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Corner
- Michaels Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Michaels Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Meadows
- Parliament Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
- Parsons Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parsons Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Ridge
- Pine Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Rolling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Sable Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sable Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Woods
- Scots Fancy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scots Fancy is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scots Fancy
- Shamrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Shucks Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shucks Corners is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucks Corners
- Silver Spring Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run
- Todd Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Todd Lakes is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Lakes
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Moorland 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 Moorland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moorland and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Moorland to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moorland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Moorland 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Moorland 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 Moorland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5612, Longitude: -76.3044 In this case, the coordinates for Moorland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.998 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.143 degrees. |
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