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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 Hidden Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Cove 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 Hidden Cove:
    • 38.977889, -76.591353
    • 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 Hidden Cove
  • 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 Hidden Cove is near Prince George's County and also Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's 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 Hidden Cove

Communities Also Named Hidden Cove ...

We found one communities that are also named Hidden Cove.

Within Maryland, the name Hidden Cove is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hidden Cove in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Hidden Cove [Cook County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Cove ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bon Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
  • Chestnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 north)
    • Cranberry Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Woods
  • Crownsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Donovans Pier
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Donovans Pier is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Pier
  • Downs on the Severn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Downs on the Severn is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs on the Severn
  • Eagles Passages
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
  • Edgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewater Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
  • Evans Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Evans Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
  • Ginger Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ginger Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Cove
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Gingerville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gingerville is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerville
    • Gravely
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gravely is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravely
    • Harbor Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
    • Heritage Harbour
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Heritage Harbour is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbour
    • Hermitage Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Hermitage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hill
    • Honeysuckle Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Honeysuckle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Ridge
    • Lincoln Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Londontowne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
    • Oak Court
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Court is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Court
    • Oakbluff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakbluff is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbluff
    • Parole
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
    • Pine Whiff Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Whiff Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Whiff Beach
    • Poplar Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
    • Rolling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Rutland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Threemile Oak Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Threemile Oak Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Oak Corner
    • Twin Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Twin Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills
    • Whiskey Bottom
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Whiskey Bottom is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bottom

How Far From Hidden Cove 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 Hidden Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hidden Cove 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hidden Cove to White House, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hidden Cove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Hidden Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hidden Cove 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 Hidden Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9779, Longitude: -76.5914       In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.622 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.147 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.496 degrees.