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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 Golden Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden 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 Golden Hill:
    • 38.398191, -76.228914
    • 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 Golden 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 Golden Hill ...

We found five communities that share the name Golden Hill.

Within Maryland, the name Golden Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This Golden Hill is located in San Diego County and lies 2,312 miles [3,720.8 km]<1> to the west of the Golden Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Golden Hill.
    • Indiana
      • White County
      • This Golden Hill is located in White County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Golden Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Golden Hill.
    • Minnesota
      • Olmsted County
      • This Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Golden Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Olmsted County community of Golden Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Golden Hill lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the north of the Golden Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Wyoming 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 Golden Hill [Wyoming County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden 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.

  • Cove Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
    • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
  • Crapo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crapo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
    • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
  • Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
  • Driftwood Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Beach
    • Driftwood Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Fishing Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gum Swamp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Swamp
    • Gum Swamp is located in Dorchester County
  • Hoopersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopersville
    • Hoopersville is located in Dorchester County
  • Lakesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Ripling Waters
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripling Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripling Waters
    • Ripling Waters is located in Dorchester County
  • Robbins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Robbins is located in Dorchester County
  • Robbins Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Landing
    • Robbins Landing is located in Dorchester County
  • Swan Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Harbor
    • Swan Harbor is located in Dorchester County

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

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

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Golden Hill to Cambridge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Golden Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Golden Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Golden Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3982, Longitude: -76.2289       In this case, the coordinates for Golden 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 Golden 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>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 Golden 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 307.449 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.861 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.572 degrees.




 

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