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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 Autumn Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Autumn Hill 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 Autumn Hill:
    • 39.257328, -76.811640
    • 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 Autumn Hill
  • 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Since Autumn Hill is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Autumn Hill

Communities Also Named Autumn Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Autumn Hill.

Within Maryland, the name Autumn Hill is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Autumn Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Autumn Hill is located in New Haven County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Autumn Hill that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Autumn Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Autumn Hill ...

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.

  • Bonnie Brae
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Chapelview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chapelview is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
  • Chestnut Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Fox Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fox Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
  • Frederick Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
  • Gray
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gray is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Gray Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gray Rock is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
  • Gray Rock Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
  • Grays Level
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
  • Hilltop
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Howard Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard Heights is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ivy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Jonestown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jonestown is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Long Reach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Long Reach is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
    • Phelps Luck
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
    • Pine Orchard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
    • Pleasant View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant View is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rockland is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Sky View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sky View is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
    • Thistle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Thistle is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
    • Thunder Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
    • Timber Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
    • Timber Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Timber Run is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
    • Toll House
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Toll House is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
    • Wheatfield Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way

How Far From Autumn Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Autumn Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Autumn Hill and extending to:

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Autumn Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Autumn Hill) 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 Autumn Hill 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 Autumn Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2573, Longitude: -76.8116       In this case, the coordinates for Autumn Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.733 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.316 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.479 degrees.