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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 Hermitage Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hermitage Hill 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 Hermitage Hill:
    • 38.993722, -76.652466
    • 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 Hermitage 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Hermitage Hill is near Prince George's County and also Howard 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 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 Hermitage Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hermitage 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.

  • Bon Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bon Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
  • Brandy Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Brandy Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Farms
  • Charing Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Charing Cross is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Cranberry Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranberry Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Woods
  • Crownsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagles Passages
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
  • Gravely
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gravely is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravely
  • Harbor Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Heritage Harbour
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Harbour is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbour
  • Hidden Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hidden Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Cove
  • Idlewild
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Idlewild is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pigeon House Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pigeon House Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon House Corner
    • Rutland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Saddle Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Saddle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Ridge
    • Spring Fields
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Fields is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fields
    • Stonegate Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
    • Twin Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills

How Far From Hermitage 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 Hermitage Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hermitage Hill 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hermitage Hill to White House, 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.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hermitage Hill) 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 Hermitage 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 Hermitage Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9937, Longitude: -76.6525       In this case, the coordinates for Hermitage Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.657 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.189 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.515 degrees.