Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Twin Ridge Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Ridge Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Twin Ridge Estates

• 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 Twin Ridge Estates:
  • 39.641772, -76.468853
  • 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 Twin Ridge Estates

• 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 Twin Ridge Estates is near Montgomery County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Twin Ridge Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Ridge Estates ...

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.

• Chrome Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
• Clover Field
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clover Field is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Field
• Coventry Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
• Deer Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Deer Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
• Eden Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eden Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
• Federal Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Federal Hill is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
• Madonna Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Madonna Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna Hills
• Midsummer Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Midsummer Hill is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midsummer Hill
• Quail Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
• Rolling Knolls
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rolling Knolls is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
• Spooners Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Spooners Creek is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek
• Spring Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Spring Meadows is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows

How Far From Twin Ridge Estates 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 Twin Ridge Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Twin Ridge Estates and extending to:

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Twin Ridge Estates 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 45 miles [72.4 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 59 miles [95 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'