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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 Greenhills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenhills 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 Greenhills:
- 39.263161, -77.214983
- 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 Greenhills
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Greenhills is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Greenhills
Communities Also Named Greenhills ...
We found four communities that are also named Greenhills.
Within Maryland, the name Greenhills is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Greenhills lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenhills that is located in Montgomery County.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Greenhills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Greenhills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Greenhills.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Greenhills is located in Hamilton County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the west of the Greenhills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Greenhills.
- Tennessee
- Weakley County
- This Greenhills is located in Weakley County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenhills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Greenhills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenhills ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Damascus
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Damascus Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Damascus Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Gardens
- Damascus Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Damascus Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Hill
- Diamond View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Diamond View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond View
- Fountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
- Harmony Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Highview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Kings Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Lewisdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
- Sweepstakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
- Wildcat Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
- Wilderness Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk
How Far From Greenhills 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 Greenhills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenhills and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greenhills to Rockville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenhills) 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 Greenhills 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 Greenhills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2632, Longitude: -77.2150 In this case, the coordinates for Greenhills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.971 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.588 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.648 degrees. |
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