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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 Glen Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Glen Hills:
- 39.073164, -77.201370
- 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 Glen 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Glen Hills is near Fairfax County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Glen Hills
Communities Also Named Glen Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Glen Hills.
Within Maryland, the name Glen Hills is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Glen Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glen Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Glen Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen 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.
- Beantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beantown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
- Big Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- Falls Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
- Fallsgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fallsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsgrove
- Fox Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Hunting Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Lake Potomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
- Potomac Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
- Rockcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockcrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcrest
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scotland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Silver Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
- Stonebridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Walnut Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
- Windmill Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Windmill Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
How Far From Glen Hills 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 Glen Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Hills and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glen Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Glen 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 Glen Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0732, Longitude: -77.2014 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.976 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.564 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.716 degrees. |
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