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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 Harris Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harris Hill 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 Harris Hill:
- 39.718993, -76.643581
- 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 Harris Hill
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Harris Hill is near York County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Harris Hill
Communities Also Named Harris Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Harris Hill.
Within Maryland, the name Harris Hill is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Erie County
- This Harris Hill is located in Erie County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Harris Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Harris Hill.
- Ontario
- This Harris Hill lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harris Hill that is located in Baltimore County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harris Hill ...
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.
- Beetree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beetree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Freeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
- Gores Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Holiday Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Indian Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Railroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Valley Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
- Windtree Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley
How Far From Harris Hill 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 Harris Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harris Hill and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Harris Hill to Towson, 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 most of a day.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south (S). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harris Hill) 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 Harris Hill 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 Harris Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7190, Longitude: -76.6436 In this case, the coordinates for Harris Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.60 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.237 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.224 degrees. |
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