Kids & Family
Santa Tracker Live: When St. Nick Arrives In Maryland 2020
As you celebrate Christmas with the kids, see when Santa Claus and his reindeer are scheduled to arrive in Maryland via our live tracker.
MARYLAND — Many traditions have been shelved in 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic won't derail kids seeing whether Santa Claus is en route to Maryland with a sleigh full of Christmas gifts.
It’s a tried-and-true way to bring an extra spark of joy to kids on Christmas Eve, and it helps persuade the kiddos to head to bed if they know Rudolph’s red nose is trained on your house and Santa is, in fact, on his way.
One way to track Santa is through the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, which keeps count of the number of gifts children who went to bed on time have received.
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The U.S. military command charged with protecting the nation’s airspace also tracks Santa’s trajectory. In fact, NORAD radar picked up St. Nick’s sleigh as it departed the North Pole around 4 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday and was over the Philippines Thursday mid-morning.
Kids can also keep their eye on Santa’s path using the Google Santa Tracker — see the link below.
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Another way to keep your littles amused is to compare the differences between the two trackers. You can find them both online:
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