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Welcome to Academy Heights ...

Academy Heights is located in Baltimore County<1>.

The location of Academy Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Academy Heights: Academy Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Academy Heights is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Academy Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Academy Heights: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Academy Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Academy Heights, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Academy Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Academy Heights - it's located in Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Academy Heights.

Communities near Academy Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Academy Heights.

  • Baltimore
  • Laurel
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the southwest of Academy Heights.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Laurel
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel<6>
  • Sykesville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
    • Sykesville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the northwest of Academy Heights.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sykesville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville<6>
  • Brookeville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeville
    • Brookeville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the west of Academy Heights.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Brookeville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeville<6>
  • Elkridge
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
    • Elkridge lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the south of Academy Heights.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Elkridge
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkridge<6>
  • Ellicott City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott City
    • Ellicott City lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the west of Academy Heights.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellicott City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ellicott City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellicott City<6>
  • Hollofield
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
    • Hollofield lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the northwest of Academy Heights.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hollofield
  • Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
    • Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the southeast of Academy Heights.
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
  • Lawyers Hill
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
    • Lawyers Hill lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the south of Academy Heights.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lawyers Hill
  • Linwood

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Academy Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Academy Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Academy Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Academy Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Academy Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Academy Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Academy Heights ...

Looking for more information about Academy Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Academy Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Academy Heights.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Academy Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Academy Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Academy Heights, area code (443, 667) is an overlay.
<5>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- Academy Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Academy Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2821, Longitude: -76.7227       In this case, the coordinates for Academy Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

 

 

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