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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 Colonial Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Hills 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 Colonial Hills:
    • 39.679267, -77.110261
    • 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 Colonial Hills
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Colonial Hills is near Adams County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Colonial Hills

Communities Also Named Colonial Hills ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Colonial Hills.

Within Maryland, the name Colonial Hills is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Madison County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Colonial Hills.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the southwest of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Colonial Hills.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Colonial Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Paulding County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Colonial Hills.
    • Indiana
      • Warrick 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 Indiana community of Colonial Hills [Warrick County].
    • Mississippi
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Colonial Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Onslow County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Onslow County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Colonial Hills.
      • Orange County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Orange County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the south southwest of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Colonial Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin 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 Colonial Hills [Franklin County].
      • Richland County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Richland County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Colonial Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Berks County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Colonial Hills.
      • Dauphin County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Dauphin County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Colonial Hills.
      • Mifflin County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Mifflin County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northwest of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Colonial Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Anderson County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Colonial Hills.
      • Greenville County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km] to the southwest of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Colonial Hills.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Colonial Hills is located in Weber County and lies 1,820 miles [2,929 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Hills that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Colonial Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Hills ...

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.

  • Bear Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bear Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
  • Cloverberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
  • Copperfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Copperfield is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Copperville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Copperville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Eleven Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Eleven Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
  • Fairground Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Green Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hidden Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Hoot'N Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hoot'N Hollow is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
  • Kingsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
  • Mayberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mayberry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Meadow Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Piney Creek ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Piney Creek is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
    • Pipe Creek Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pipe Creek Mill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
    • Roberts Mill Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
    • Silver Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Silver Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silver Run is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
    • Stumptown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stumptown is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
    • Walnut Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Wheatfields
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
    • Wolfs Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill

How Far From Colonial Hills 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 Colonial Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Colonial Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Colonial Hills 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>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.
<4>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 Colonial Hills 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 Colonial Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6793, Longitude: -77.1103       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.881 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.55 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.441 degrees.