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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 Open Acres Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Open Acres Manor 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 Open Acres Manor:
- 39.490663, -76.371905
- 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 Open Acres 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 Open Acres Manor is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Open Acres Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Open Acres 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.
- Bright Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bright Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
- Dunwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dunwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
- Evergreen Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Forest Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lawn is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Fox Bow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fox Bow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bow
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Springs Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Hunters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Indian Princess
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Princess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
- Jerusalem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jerusalem Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Joppa Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingswood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Locust Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locust Knoll is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knoll
- Lynchs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Sable Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sable Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Woods
- Silver Spring Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Singer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Singer Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
- Stoneybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Temple Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Valleybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valleybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
- Winters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Open Acres 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 Open Acres Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Open Acres Manor and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Open Acres Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 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 6,550 miles [10,541.2 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 '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- Open Acres 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 Open Acres 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 Open Acres Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4907, Longitude: -76.3719 In this case, the coordinates for Open Acres Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.456 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.038 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.20 degrees. |
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