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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 Green Hill Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Hill Acres 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 Green Hill Acres:
    • 39.640374, -77.661381
    • 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 Green Hill Acres
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Green Hill Acres is near Frederick County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Green Hill Acres

Communities Also Named Green Hill Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Green Hill Acres.

Within Maryland, the name Green Hill Acres is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Green Hill Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Green Hill Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,799 miles [2,895.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Hill Acres that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Green Hill Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Hill Acres ...

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.

  • Bagtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bagtown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagtown
  • Beaver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Cavetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cavetown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Chewsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chewsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
  • Crest Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crest Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Valley
  • Fiddlesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
  • Fountain Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain Head is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
  • Funkstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenvale Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
  • Havenwood Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Havenwood Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood Hills
  • Holiday Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Farms is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Farms
  • Hunter Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jugtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jugtown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
    • Londontowne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Londontowne is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
    • Long Meadow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Meadow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
    • Orchard Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Paramount
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Paramount is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
    • Pondsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Pondsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
    • Security
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Security is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sycamore Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
    • Terrace Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
    • Wood Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Wood Point is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point

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

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

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Green Hill Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full 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 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Green Hill Acres) 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 Green Hill Acres 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 Green Hill Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6404, Longitude: -77.6614       In this case, the coordinates for Green Hill Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.213 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.921 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.694 degrees.