Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Robin Hood Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robin Hood Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Robin Hood Manor

• 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 Robin Hood Manor:
  • 39.537056, -76.142174
  • 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 Robin Hood 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 Robin Hood Manor is near Cecil County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Robin Hood Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robin Hood 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.

• Chapel Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapel Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
• Foxridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxridge is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
• Grace Harbour
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace Harbour is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Harbour
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hill Land
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill Land is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Land
• Hillside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Holly Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Haven is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
• Meadowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Meadowvale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowvale is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
• Paradise Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Paradise Heights is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
• Perry Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Perry Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
• Quaker Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
• Swan Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Swan Creek is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
• Swan Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Swan Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows

How Far From Robin Hood Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Robin Hood 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 Robin Hood Manor and extending to:

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Robin Hood Manor 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'