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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 Hemp Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hemp Hills 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 Hemp Hills:
- 39.493157, -77.138871
- 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 Hemp 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Hemp Hills is near Carroll County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Hemp Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hemp 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.
- Bloom
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Burrier Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burrier Knob is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrier Knob
- Cover ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cover is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
- Covers Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
- Fuller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Grossnickle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
- Harvest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Heise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heise is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
- Hidden Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Holler
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holler is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holler
- Johnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Liberty Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Libertytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Mountain Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
- New Horizons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Horizons is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
- Quaker Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
- Sams Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
- Timber Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Union Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Hemp Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hemp 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 Hemp Hills and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hemp Hills to Frederick, 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 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<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' (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- Hemp 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 Hemp 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 Hemp Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4932, Longitude: -77.1389 In this case, the coordinates for Hemp Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.911 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.555 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.526 degrees. |
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