Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Village of Thomas Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village of Thomas Run and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Village of Thomas Run

• 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 Village of Thomas Run:
  • 39.563996, -76.324403
  • 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 Village of Thomas Run

• 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 Village of Thomas Run 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 Village of Thomas Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Village of Thomas Run ...

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.

• Big Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Big Woods is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
• Cool Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cool Spring is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
• Fountain Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fountain Glen is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Glen
• Fountain Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fountain Green is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
• Frogtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Frogtown is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Green Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Ridge is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Heritage Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Heritage Woods is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
• Hickory
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hickory is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Hickory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hill-N-Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hill-N-Dale is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-N-Dale
• Hillview
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hillview is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Homestead Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Homestead Village is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Howard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard Park is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
  • Longmeadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Longmeadow is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
  • Majors Choice
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Majors Choice is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Choice
  • Marywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marywood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
  • Meadow Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Springs is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
  • Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Michaels Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Michaels Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Meadows
  • Moorland
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Moorland is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
  • Pine Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pine Crest is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Scots Fancy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Scots Fancy is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scots Fancy
  • Shamrock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Shamrock is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Thomas Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run

How Far From Village of Thomas Run to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Village of Thomas Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Village of Thomas Run 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 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Village of Thomas Run to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'