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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 Gravelly Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gravelly 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 Gravelly Hills:
- 38.373737, -76.821635
- 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 Gravelly 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Gravelly Hills is near Charles County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Gravelly Hills
Communities Also Named Gravelly Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Gravelly Hills.
Within Maryland, the name Gravelly Hills is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Gravelly Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Gravelly Hills is located in Blount County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gravelly Hills that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Gravelly Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gravelly 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.
- Anchorage Anchors
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anchorage Anchors is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage Anchors
- Birch Hanger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birch Hanger is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hanger
- Bull Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Burning Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
- Coffee Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coffee Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Hill
- Helen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Hurry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Indiantown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Longview Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Longview Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Victoria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Redgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Redgate is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate
How Far From Gravelly Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gravelly Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gravelly Hills and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gravelly Hills to Leonardtown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gravelly 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 Gravelly 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 Gravelly Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3737, Longitude: -76.8216 In this case, the coordinates for Gravelly Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.796 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.251 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.826 degrees. |
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