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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 Scarboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scarboro 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 Scarboro:
    • 39.646357, -76.295139
    • 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 Scarboro
  • 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 Scarboro is near Cecil County and also York 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 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 Scarboro

Communities Also Named Scarboro ...

We found seven communities that are also named Scarboro.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Scarboro.

Beyond Maryland, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Worcester County
      • This Scarboro is located in Worcester County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Scarboro that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Scarboro.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Scarboro is located in Hillsborough County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Scarboro that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Scarboro.
    • Georgia
      • Jenkins County
      • This Scarboro is located in Jenkins County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Scarboro that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Scarboro.
      • Screven 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 Georgia community of Scarboro [Screven County].
    • Illinois
      • Lee County
      • This Scarboro is located in Lee County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scarboro that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Scarboro.
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This Scarboro is located in Anderson County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scarboro that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Scarboro.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kewaunee 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 Wisconsin community of Scarboro [Kewaunee County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scarboro ...

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cool Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cool Spring is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Cooper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cooper is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deercreek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Deercreek is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deercreek
  • Dublin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland View is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
  • Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Minefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Minefield is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pheasant Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pheasant Ridge is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Ridge
    • Poplar Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Prospect
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Prospect is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Rockridge Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
    • Scenic View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Scenic View is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
    • Street
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Thomas Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Thomas Run is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run
    • Viking Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands

How Far From Scarboro 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 Scarboro to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Scarboro 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 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 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 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- Scarboro) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Scarboro 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 Scarboro 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 Scarboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6464, Longitude: -76.2951       In this case, the coordinates for Scarboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.399 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.997 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.104 degrees.