Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Church Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Church Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Church 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 Church Hill:
- 39.343991, -77.474987
- 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 Church 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Church Hill is near Loudoun County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Church Hill ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Church Hill.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Church Hill.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Queen Anne's County
- This Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the east of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Church Hill.
- Queen Anne's County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Church Hill.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Church Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Church Hill.
- Georgia
- Marion County
- This Church Hill is located in Marion County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Church Hill.
- Kentucky
- Christian County
- This Church Hill is located in Christian County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Church Hill.
- Mississippi
- Jefferson 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 Mississippi community of Church Hill [Jefferson County].
- New Brunswick
- This Church Hill lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- North Carolina
- Warren County
- This Church Hill is located in Warren County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the south of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Church Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks 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 Pennsylvania community of Church Hill [Bucks County].
- Chester County
- This Church Hill is located in Chester County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Church Hill.
- Fayette County
- This Church Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west northwest of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Church Hill.
- Forest County
- This Church Hill is located in Forest County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the north northwest of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Church Hill.
- Franklin County
- This Church Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Church Hill.
- Mifflin County
- This Church Hill is located in Mifflin County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Church Hill.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Church Hill [Berkeley County].
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Church Hill is located in Hawkins County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Church Hill.
- Texas
- Rusk County
- This Church Hill is located in Rusk County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Church Hill.
- Virginia
- Richmond City
- This Church Hill is located in Richmond City and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the south of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Church Hill.
- Russell County
- This Church Hill is located in Russell County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the west southwest of the Church Hill that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Church Hill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Church 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.
- Copperfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperfield is located in Frederick County
- Country Side
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Side have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
- Country Side is located in Frederick County
- Field Pointe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
- Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
- Flint Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Frederick County
- Golf View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hope Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hope Valley Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley Hills
- Hope Valley Hills is located in Frederick County
- Kings Kingdom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Kingdom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
- Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
- Kingsbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
- Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
- Lewis Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
- Lime Kiln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Manor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Merry Midnight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Midnight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Midnight
- Merry Midnight is located in Frederick County
- Michaels Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michaels Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Mill
- Michaels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Monarch Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
- Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Mountain Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Park Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Frederick County
- Poplar Thicket
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Thicket
- Poplar Thicket is located in Frederick County
- Potomac Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
- Potomac Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Roberts Retreat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
- Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Robin Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
- Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
- Roundtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Skyline Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
- Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
- Springview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Springview is located in Frederick County
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sunset View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Sunset View is located in Frederick County
- Winterborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterborn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
- Winterborn is located in Frederick County
- Wye Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Merry Midnight
How Far From Church Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Church Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Church Hill and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Church Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 over two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Church Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Church Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Church Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3440, Longitude: -77.4750 In this case, the coordinates for Church 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 Church 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> | 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 Church Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Church Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.121 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.77 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.728 degrees. |