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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Village 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 Village:
    • 39.080665, -76.683023
    • 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 Village
  • 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 Village 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 Hidden Village

Communities Also Named Hidden Village ...

We found three communities that are also named Hidden Village.

Within Maryland, the name Hidden Village is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Douglas County
      • This Hidden Village is located in Douglas County and lies 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Village that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Hidden Village.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,856 miles [2,986.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Village that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hidden Village.
      • Weber County
      • This Hidden Village is located in Weber County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km] to the west northwest of the Hidden Village that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Hidden Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Village ...

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.

  • Admiral ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Admiral is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
  • Brandy Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandy Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Farms
  • Chase Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chase Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Hill
  • Colony Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Colony Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Ridge
  • Kings Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
  • Kings Ransom
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Ransom is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ransom
  • Lions Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lions Gate is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
  • Mallet Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mallet Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Hill
  • Maple Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mistwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mistwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood
    • Piney Orchard
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Piney Orchard is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Orchard
    • Seven Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Spring Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Stillmeadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stillmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmeadow
    • Stoney Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill

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

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hidden Village to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hidden Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Village 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 Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0807, Longitude: -76.6830       In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.669 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.216 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.494 degrees.