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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 Old York Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old York 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 Old York Manor:
    • 39.648716, -76.562190
    • 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 Old York 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Since Old York Manor is near Baltimore County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Old York Manor

Communities Also Named Old York Manor ...

We found one communities that are also named Old York Manor.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Old York Manor.

Beyond Maryland.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Baltimore County
      • This Old York Manor is located in Baltimore County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south of the Old York Manor that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Old York Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old York 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.

  • Blackhorse
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Blackhorse is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
  • Coventry Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
  • Deer Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deer Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
  • Drybranch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Drybranch is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drybranch
  • Federal Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Federal Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
  • Fern Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fern Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Valley
  • Fox Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
  • Fox Meadows Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
  • Graystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Graystone is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Hunt Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunt Crest is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crest
  • Hunters Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Indian Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
    • Ivory Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ivory Mill is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Mill
    • Madonna
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Madonna is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
    • Madonna Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Madonna Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna Hills
    • Meadow Stream
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Stream is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Stream
    • Nestling Wind
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Nestling Wind is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestling Wind
    • Quail Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Quail Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
    • Rolling Knolls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Spooners Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Spooners Creek is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek
    • Walnut Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Walnut Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs

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

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

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old York Manor to Bel Air, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old York Manor) 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 Old York 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 Old York Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6487, Longitude: -76.5622       In this case, the coordinates for Old York Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.557 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.177 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.218 degrees.