Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chapel Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chapel Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chapel Hill
- 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 Chapel Hill:
- 39.437606, -76.660249
- 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 Chapel 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Chapel Hill is near Baltimore City and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- eBird sighting report for Harford 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Chapel Hill ...
We found 39 communities that share the name Chapel Hill.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Chapel Hill.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 38 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Calvert County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Chapel Hill.
- Prince George's County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Chapel Hill.
- Calvert County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Chapel Hill.
- Choctaw County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Choctaw County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Chapel Hill.
- Covington County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Covington County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km] to the southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Chapel Hill.
- Jefferson County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Chapel Hill.
- Walker County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Walker County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Chapel Hill.
- Washington County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Washington County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Chapel Hill.
- Arkansas
- Howard County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Howard County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Chapel Hill.
- Sevier County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km] to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Chapel Hill.
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in New London County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Chapel Hill.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Chapel Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Chapel Hill.
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Palm Beach County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Chapel Hill.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Chapel Hill.
- Douglas County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Chapel Hill.
- Floyd County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km] to the southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Chapel Hill.
- Twiggs County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Chapel Hill [Twiggs County].
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Lake County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Chapel Hill.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Marion County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Chapel Hill.
- Monroe County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Monroe County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Chapel Hill.
- Iowa
- Scott County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Chapel Hill [Scott County].
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Allen County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Chapel Hill.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Chapel Hill [Attala County].
- Hinds County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Chapel Hill.
- Missouri
- Lafayette County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Lafayette County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Chapel Hill.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Chapel Hill.
- North Carolina
- Madison County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Madison County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Chapel Hill.
- Orange County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Orange County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km] to the south southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Chapel Hill.
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chapel Hill [Perry County].
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Chapel Hill [Montgomery County].
- Quebec
- This Chapel Hill lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Chapel Hill [Berkeley County].
- Tennessee
- Henderson County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Chapel Hill.
- Marshall County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Chapel Hill.
- Maury County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Maury County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Chapel Hill.
- Texas
- Smith County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Smith County and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Chapel Hill.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Chapel Hill [Washington County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Davis County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Chapel Hill.
- Virginia
- Alexandria City
- This Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Chapel Hill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapel 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
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Chapel Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
- Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Deer Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Fallswood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Green Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Greenspring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenspring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
- Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Havenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hickory Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
- Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Hillside Hunt
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
- Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
- Hunt Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Hunters Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
- Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huntspring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntspring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
- Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Lutherville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutherville <5>
- Mays Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Meadowland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
- Orchard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Ridervale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Riderwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Riderwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riderwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
- Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Rogers ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Seminary Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
- Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Seminary Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
- Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Sunset Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
- Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntspring
How Far From Chapel 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 Chapel Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chapel Hill and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Chapel 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 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 just about two full 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 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chapel 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: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chapel Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chapel Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4376, Longitude: -76.6602 In this case, the coordinates for Chapel Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chapel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Chapel 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chapel 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 307.63 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.228 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.344 degrees. |