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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 Sweet Air Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweet Air 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 Sweet Air Manor:
    • 39.517606, -76.525244
    • 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 Sweet Air 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Sweet Air Manor is near Harford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Sweet Air Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweet Air 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.

  • Eagle View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Eagle View is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
  • Fox Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Foxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Foxwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Greenfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Henrys Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
  • Hillendale Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
  • Hunting Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Locust Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Manor Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
  • Manor Glade
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
  • Manor Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
  • Manor Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Manor Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
    • Orchard Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
    • Sunnybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Sweet Air
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air

How Far From Sweet Air 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 Sweet Air 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 Sweet Air Manor and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sweet Air Manor to Towson, 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 37 miles [59.5 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of 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 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sweet Air 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 Sweet Air 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 Sweet Air Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5176, Longitude: -76.5252       In this case, the coordinates for Sweet Air Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.545 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.143 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.254 degrees.