Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Green Hill Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Hill Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Green Hill Village

• 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 Village:
  • 38.302621, -75.763541
  • 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 Village

• 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
  • Since Green Hill Village is near Somerset County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Hill Village ...

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.

• Allen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Allen is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Catchpenny
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Catchpenny is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchpenny
• Cedarcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedarcrest is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
• Clara
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clara is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
• Deep Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Deep Branch is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Branch
• Ferry Road
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ferry Road is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
• Green Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Martins Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Martins Corner is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
• New Road Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Road Landing is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Road Landing
• Pea Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pea Hill is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill
• Polk Road
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Polk Road is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Road
• Royal Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal Oak is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
• Trinity
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Trinity is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Twiggs Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Green Hill Village and extending to:

• Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Hill Village to Salisbury, with an average speed<2> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'