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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 Hanson Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanson 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 Hanson Hills:
    • 38.954556, -76.678578
    • 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 Hanson 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 Hanson Hills is near Prince George's County and also Calvert 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 Calvert 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 Hanson Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanson 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.

  • Bon Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bon Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
  • Bowie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
  • Charing Cross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Charing Cross is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Eagles Passages
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
  • Friends Choice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Friends Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Choice
  • Gravely
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gravely is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravely
  • Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hall is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Harbor Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Heather Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Heather Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
  • Heritage Harbour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Harbour is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbour
  • Hermitage Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hermitage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hill
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hidden Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Hidden Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Cove
    • Idlewild
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Idlewild is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Kings Retreat
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kings Retreat is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Retreat
    • Merrywood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Pigeon House Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pigeon House Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon House Corner
    • Queen Anne Knolls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Queen Anne Knolls is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Knolls
    • Riverwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Riverwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Royale Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Royale Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Glen
    • Rutland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Saddle Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Saddle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Ridge
    • Stonegate Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hanson Hills and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hanson Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take 6 hours 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 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Hanson Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hanson 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 Hanson Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9546, Longitude: -76.6786       In this case, the coordinates for Hanson Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.675 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.203 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.542 degrees.