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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 Harmony Hall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmony Hall 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 Harmony Hall:
- 39.293994, -77.228317
- 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 Harmony Hall
- 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 Harmony Hall is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Harmony Hall
Communities Also Named Harmony Hall ...
We found one communities that are also named Harmony Hall.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Harmony Hall.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Prince George's County
- This Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Harmony Hall that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Harmony Hall.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmony Hall ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Damascus
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Damascus Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Damascus Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Gardens
- Damascus Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Hill
- Diamond View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Diamond View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond View
- Englandtowne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Englandtowne is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englandtowne
- Fountain Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Fountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Knolls
- Gently Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gently Savage is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gently Savage
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenhills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenhills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Kings Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Lewisdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lewisdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rattle Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
- Rolling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Green is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Stonelake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonelake is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
- Sugarloaf Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugarloaf Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Overlook
- Sugarloaf Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sugarloaf Vista is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Vista
- Sunnybrook Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Sweepstakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
- Tranquility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Wolf Den Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring
How Far From Harmony Hall 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 Harmony Hall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harmony Hall and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harmony Hall to Rockville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 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 4,472 miles [7,197 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harmony Hall) 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 Harmony Hall 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 Harmony Hall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2940, Longitude: -77.2283 In this case, the coordinates for Harmony Hall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.977 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.642 degrees. |
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