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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 Wakefield Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wakefield Meadows and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wakefield Meadows:
- 39.520941, -76.339404
- 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 Wakefield Meadows
- 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 Wakefield Meadows is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Wakefield Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wakefield Meadows ...
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.
- Bright Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bright Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Camelot is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
- Cedarwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Evergreen Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairway is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Forest Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Fountain Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fountain Glen is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Glen
- Fountain Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Fox Bow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Bow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bow
- Green Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Harold Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harold Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Heights
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Heritage Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heritage Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Homestead Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Homestead Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Howard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Howard Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Hunters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Joppa Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
- Kings Charter
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kings Charter is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Locust Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Locust Knoll is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knoll
- Longmeadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longmeadow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Majors Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Majors Choice is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Choice
- Marywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marywood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Michaels Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Michaels Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Corner
- Parliament Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
- Parsons Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Parsons Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Ridge
- Sable Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sable Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Woods
- Scots Fancy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scots Fancy is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scots Fancy
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shamrock is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Silver Spring Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Singer Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Singer Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
- Temple Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Todd Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Todd Lakes is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Lakes
- Winters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Wakefield Meadows to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wakefield Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wakefield Meadows and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Wakefield Meadows to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 56 miles [90.1 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 over 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 5,842 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 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wakefield Meadows) 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 Wakefield Meadows 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 Wakefield Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5209, Longitude: -76.3394 In this case, the coordinates for Wakefield Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.434 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.018 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.174 degrees. |
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