Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Bend Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Bend Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Bend Heights

• 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 North Bend Heights:
  • 39.631494, -76.461630
  • 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 North Bend Heights

• 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 North Bend Heights 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 North Bend Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Bend Heights ...

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.

• Bushs Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bushs Corner is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corner
• Chrome Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
• Clover Field
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Clover Field is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Field
• Coopstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coopstown is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
• Coventry Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
• Deer Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
• Eden Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eden Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
• Federal Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Federal Hill is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
• Ferncliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ferncliff is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
• Fox Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
• Fox Meadows Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
• Furnace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Furnace is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Hunt Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunt Crest is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crest
  • Madonna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Madonna is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
  • Madonna Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Madonna Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna Hills
  • Midsummer Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Midsummer Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midsummer Hill
  • Quail Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
  • Quiet Inheritance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
  • Rolling Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Knolls is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
  • Seven Cedars
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Seven Cedars is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
  • Spooners Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Spooners Creek is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek
  • Spring Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Spring Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
  • Stirrup Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stirrup Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Run
  • Whispering Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whispering Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods

How Far From North Bend Heights 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 North Bend Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Bend Heights and extending to:

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Bend Heights to Bel Air, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south (S). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'