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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 Winters Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winters Run 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 Winters Run:
- 39.526496, -76.392739
- 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 Winters 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 Winters Run 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 Winters Run
Communities Also Named Winters Run ...
We found one communities that are also named Winters Run.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Winters Run.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Montgomery County
- This Winters Run is located in Montgomery County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Winters Run that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Winters Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winters 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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedarwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedarwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Lake is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Fox Bow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fox Bow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bow
- Frogtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Gunpowder Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
- Harvest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Howard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Howard Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Joppa Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
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- Locust Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Knoll is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knoll
- Lynchs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Marywood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marywood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Parliament Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Shamrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Silver Spring Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- White House Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White House Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
- Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Winters Run 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 Winters Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winters Run and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Winters Run 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 55 miles [88.5 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 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winters Run) 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 Winters Run 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 Winters Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5265, Longitude: -76.3927 In this case, the coordinates for Winters Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.465 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.055 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.194 degrees. |
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