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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 Whiteford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whiteford 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 Whiteford:
    • 39.709159, -76.345730
    • 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 Whiteford
  • 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 Whiteford is near York County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Whiteford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiteford ...

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.

  • Bobs Flow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bobs Flow is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Flow
  • Bryansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bushs Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bushs Corner is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corner
  • Castle Fin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cooper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cooper is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Delta
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Five Forks is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Highland ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Highland View is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
  • Minefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Minefield is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
  • Prospect
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
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How Far From Whiteford 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 Whiteford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whiteford and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Whiteford to Bel Air, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whiteford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Whiteford 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 Whiteford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7092, Longitude: -76.3457    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.424 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.036 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.101 degrees.