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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 Harbor Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbor 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 Harbor Hills:
    • 38.960390, -76.606631
    • 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 Harbor 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 Harbor Hills is near Prince George's County and also Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's 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 Harbor Hills

Communities Also Named Harbor Hills ...

We found seven communities that are also named Harbor Hills.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Harbor Hills.

Beyond Maryland, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Calvert County
      • This Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south of the Harbor Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Harbor Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Harbor Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km]<1> to the west of the Harbor Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Harbor Hills.
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Harbor Hills [Muskegon County].
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harbor Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Harbor Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This Harbor Hills is located in Licking County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harbor Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Harbor Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Harbor Hills is located in Bradley County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harbor Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Harbor Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Gloucester County
      • This Harbor Hills is located in Gloucester County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south of the Harbor Hills that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Harbor Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbor 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bon Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
  • Chestnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Donovans Pier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Donovans Pier is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Pier
  • Eagles Passages
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
  • Edgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Edgewater Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
  • Ginger Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ginger Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Cove
  • Gingerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gingerville is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerville
  • Gravely
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gravely is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravely
  • Heritage Harbour
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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 northwest)
    • Hermitage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hill
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hidden Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hidden Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Cove
    • Honeysuckle Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Honeysuckle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Ridge
    • Kings Retreat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Retreat is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Retreat
    • Londontowne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
    • Oak Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Court is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Court
    • Oakbluff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Oakbluff is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbluff
    • Pine Whiff Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Whiff Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Whiff Beach
    • Poplar Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Poplar Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Knolls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Royale Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Royale Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Glen
    • Rutland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Threemile Oak Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Threemile Oak Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Oak Corner
    • Twin Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills
    • Whiskey Bottom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Whiskey Bottom is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bottom

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

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the east (E).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Harbor Hills to White House, with an average speed<4> 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harbor Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Harbor 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Harbor 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 Harbor Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9604, Longitude: -76.6066       In this case, the coordinates for Harbor Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.632 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.156 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.509 degrees.