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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 Hanover Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanover Hills 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 Hanover Hills:
- 39.161497, -76.756638
- 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 Hanover Hills
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Hanover Hills is near Howard County and also Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Hanover Hills
Communities Also Named Hanover Hills ...
We found three communities that are also named Hanover Hills.
Within Maryland, the name Hanover Hills is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Hanover Hills is located in Dauphin County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north of the Hanover Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Hanover Hills.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Hanover Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hanover Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Hanover Hills.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Hanover Hills is located in Hanover County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hanover Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Hanover Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanover 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.
- Bridewell ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
- Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedars is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Champion Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heritage Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Howard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Jessup
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Marble Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marble Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Mission Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Pioneer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Provinces
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Provinces is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provinces
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Redbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbridge
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- River Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- Rockburn Commons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
- Sandalwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandalwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Sandridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stony Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Strawberry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Timber Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timberview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Timberview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
- Woodland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Hanover 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 Hanover Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hanover Hills and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hanover Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of 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 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 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- Hanover Hills) 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 Hanover Hills 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 Hanover Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1615, Longitude: -76.7566 In this case, the coordinates for Hanover Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.707 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.272 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.493 degrees. |
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