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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Hills 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 Hills:
    • 38.374568, -76.453841
    • 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 Green Hills
  • 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 Green Hills ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Green Hills.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Green Hills.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Frederick County
      • This Green Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Green Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone County
      • This Green Hills is located in Limestone County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Green Hills.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Green Hills.
    • Florida
      • Bay 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 Florida community of Green Hills [Bay County].
      • Miami-Dade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Green Hills [Miami-Dade County].
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Green Hills is located in Hall County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Green Hills.
      • Walker County
      • This Green Hills is located in Walker County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Green Hills.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Green Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Greene 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 Ohio community of Green Hills [Greene County].
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Green Hills is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,392 miles [3,849.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Green Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware 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 Green Hills [Delaware County].
      • Washington County
      • This Green Hills is located in Washington County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Green Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Green Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Green Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Green Hills is located in Davidson County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Green Hills.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Green Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Green Hills.
      • Maury 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 Tennessee community of Green Hills [Maury County].
      • Putnam County
      • This Green Hills is located in Putnam County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Green Hills.
      • Tipton County
      • This Green Hills is located in Tipton County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the west of the Green Hills that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Green Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.

  • Appeal
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appeal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
    • Appeal is located in Calvert County
  • Carol Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
    • Carol Court is located in Calvert County
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
  • Cove View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Cove View is located in Calvert County
  • Dowell
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
    • Dowell is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowell <4>
  • Hoopers Neck
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopers Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Neck
    • Hoopers Neck is located in Calvert County
  • Spring Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
    • Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
  • Spruce Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
    • Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
  • Trueman Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trueman Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe
    • Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County

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

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

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green Hills to Prince Frederick, 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 41 miles [66 km] to the north (N). 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

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- Green Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3746, Longitude: -76.4538       In this case, the coordinates for Green Hills 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 Green Hills 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 Green Hills 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 307.581 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.008 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.674 degrees.




 

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