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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 Beacon Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beacon 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 Beacon Hill:
    • 39.476773, -76.630804
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Beacon Hill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Beacon Hill ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Beacon Hill.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Beacon Hill.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Beacon Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Teller County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Teller County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the west of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Florida
      • Gulf County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Gulf County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gulf County community of Beacon Hill.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the south southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Newton County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Beacon Hill [Cook County].
      • Lake County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Lake County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Beacon Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Beacon Hill.
    • Massachusetts
      • Suffolk County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Suffolk County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Houghton County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Union County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Beacon Hill.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Saratoga County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Beacon Hill [Butler County].
      • Geauga County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Geauga County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Beacon Hill lies 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Greenville County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Beacon Hill [Bexar County].
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Goochland County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Cowlitz County and lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Beacon Hill.
      • King County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in King County and lies 2,318 miles [3,730.5 km] to the west northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Beacon Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beacon 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.

  • Boxwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
    • Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
  • Chapel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Chapel Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
    • Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
  • Cockeysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cockeysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockeysville
    • Cockeysville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cockeysville <4>
  • Cross Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
    • Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
    • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
  • Dun Rovin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dun Rovin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Rovin
    • Dun Rovin is located in Baltimore County
  • Fallswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
    • Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
  • Havenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
    • Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
  • Hickory Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
    • Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
  • Hillside Hunt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
    • Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
  • Hunt Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
    • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hunt Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Valley
      • Hunt Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt Valley <4>
    • Hunters Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
      • Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Hunters Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
      • Hunters Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Huntspring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntspring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
      • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
    • Ivy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
      • Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Lutherville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Marble Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
      • Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Mays Chapel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
    • Meadowland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
      • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
    • Oregon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Oregon is located in Baltimore County
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
      • Overlook is located in Baltimore County
    • Pot Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pot Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Spring
      • Pot Spring is located in Baltimore County
    • Seminary Overlook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
      • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
    • Sparks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <4>
    • Sunnybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
      • Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
    • Texas
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Texas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
      • Texas is located in Baltimore County
    • Valley Crest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crest
      • Valley Crest is located in Baltimore County
    • Western Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run
      • Western Run is located in Baltimore County

How Far From Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Beacon Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beacon Hill. 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: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beacon Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beacon Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4768, Longitude: -76.6308       In this case, the coordinates for Beacon Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Beacon Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Beacon Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.61 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.211 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.316 degrees.




 

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