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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 Hallmark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hallmark 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 Hallmark:
- 39.169552, -76.902753
- 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 Hallmark
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Hallmark is near Prince George's County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Hallmark
Communities Also Named Hallmark ...
We found one communities that are also named Hallmark.
Within Maryland, the name Hallmark is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hallmark in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- This Hallmark is located in Lexington County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hallmark that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Hallmark.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hallmark ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cedar Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Chase Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chase Eden is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dasher Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dasher Green is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
- Elkhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Flamewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flamewood is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamewood
- Fox Pause
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fox Pause is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
- Greene Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greene Fields is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Fields
- Harpers Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Hemlock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hemlock Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hill
- Heritage Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hobbits Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holly House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopkins Mead
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopkins Mead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mead
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lime Kiln Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Stonebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stonebrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Woodvalley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodvalley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley
How Far From Hallmark 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 Hallmark to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hallmark and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Hallmark to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hallmark) 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 Hallmark 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 Hallmark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1696, Longitude: -76.9028 In this case, the coordinates for Hallmark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.793 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.371 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.552 degrees. |
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