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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 The Hemlocks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Hemlocks 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 The Hemlocks:
    • 39.403715, -76.933590
    • 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 The Hemlocks
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since The Hemlocks is near Baltimore County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 The Hemlocks

Communities Also Named The Hemlocks ...

We found one communities that are also named The Hemlocks.

Within Maryland, the name The Hemlocks is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named The Hemlocks in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This The Hemlocks is located in Plymouth County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Hemlocks that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of The Hemlocks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Hemlocks ...

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.

  • Bonnie Brae
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Eldersburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forest Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest Oaks is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
  • Freedom Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Freedom Forest is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
  • Freedom Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
  • Grand View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grand View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Harvest Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harvest Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Farms
  • Hilltop
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hilltop is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Johnsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Johnsville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Liberty Lake Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Liberty Lake Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake Hills
  • Liberty Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Liberty Manor is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Long Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Long Meadows is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
    • Longview Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Longview Heights is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Oklahoma
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Patriots Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Patriots Choice is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Choice
    • Piney Ridge Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
    • Squires
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Squires is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Sweet Air
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sweet Air is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air

How Far From The Hemlocks 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 The Hemlocks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Hemlocks to Westminster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Hemlocks) 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 The Hemlocks 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 The Hemlocks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4037, Longitude: -76.9336       In this case, the coordinates for The Hemlocks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.795 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.41 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.473 degrees.